Ben Willmott - Standing Up Face Down Lyrics

I must be blind, 'cause I can't see
What it the world it is I'm supposed to be
All your life, they try to pigeonhole you
And it doesn't seem to stop when you get old

And I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried what you told me
But I must have got it wrong somehow
And I searched and I searched and I searched
And I searched for that they sold me
But it seems there'd been a mix up at the store
It looks like we don't make those anymore
You must have read the news and know the score
You'll never get beyond revolving doors

You won't fit in
You'll go round and round and round and never up or down
You may be free, but you're in a cage
You're nothing but the meat that feeds the modern age

Well I tried and I tried and I tried and I tried what you told me
And I won't waste my time with regrets
I've burned the book of rules that life has taught me
Now you hear me breaking down the door

You won't find me so easy to ignore
You can bang your riot shields and change the law
But there's nothing wrong with wanting something more

When black and white becomes a thousand shades of grey
It's no surprise when people lose their way
When black and white becomes a thousand shades of grey
It's no surprise when people lose their way

Are you like me?
Do you dream of something better than climbing up this tree?
And can you see
That everybody loses when you buy one get one free?

Are you standing up face down? Hearing footsteps all around?
Did they empty all your pockets when they knocked you down?
Are you standing up face down? Hearing footsteps all around?
Are you standing up face down?