broke down at the end of the night can t seem to get anything right so numb i can t feel things anymore somehow could feel me letting go i know there s so many things that i need to do and i need to say no matter how hard i try i can t get the words out right man down tie a ribbon around my soul i m in the black and i m out of control like a ship that s lost in the night with no direction or guiding light man down and i m drowning in the pain face down like a needle in the vein you re the only thing that keeps me sane but somehow i can t keep you out of my rain i see you standing in the rain the lights in the city feel so bright all these colors i ve got inside and in these streets i feel like a foreigner all i paint is myself in a corner going on seems to hurt so much all the world seems so cold to the touch when i go to sleep i don t dream i just see a blank television screen man down tie a ribbon around my soul i m in the black and i m out of control like a ship that s lost in the night with no direction or guiding light man down and i m drowning in the pain face down like a needle in a vein you re the only thing that keeps me sane but somehow i can t keep you out of my rain i see you standing in the rain tie a ribbon for the child in me on every door and on every tree make it black for the way that i feel cause black is the only color that s real man down tie a ribbon around my soul i m in the black and i m out of control like a ship that s lost in the night with no direction or guiding light man down and i m drowning in their pain face down like a needle in a vein you re the only thing that keeps me sane but somehow i can t keep you out of my rain i see you standing in the rain broke down at the end of the night can t seem to get anything right