i wanted to live so i pretended to die i had to shut down cash out and get buried alive out of the black and into the daylight you had to dig me out dust me off and pull me off the cross and break me back open break me back open look inside break me back open break me back open shine a light it s gonna be bright it s gonna get loud it s gonna get heavy i wanna kiss the ground and lay down the gospel according to st me i m out of the vault where no one can fault me i m not a black box fort knox time to change the locks and break me back open break me back open look inside you ve got to break me back open break me back open and shield your eyes yeah when you kick the door open kick it wide open surprise surprise it s gonna be bright i m not a black box fort knox smash the locks and break me back open break me back open look inside you ve got to break me back open break me back open and shield your eyes yeah when you kick the door open kick it wide open surprise surprise it s gonna be bright i wanted to live so i pretended to die out of the black and into the daylight it s gonna get loud it s gonna get heavy