i can t speak and i can t breathe and no words are comin out of me i can t tell if i m upside down or if i m just goin round and round i trap myself in idioms with the battles raging in my head i can t tell if i m fallin in or if i m just climbin up again hey man yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i m wide awake man yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i m wide awake man i m so anxious i packed my head in a paper bag to quell my nerves have i lost all my urgency or can i be part of history you say i hide in my dreams so i tell myself don t sleep don t sleep don t sleep don t sleep don t sleep don t sleep save all your energy to say hey man yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i m wide awake man yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i m wide awake man yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i m wide awake man yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah i m wide awake man open open your up your mind now open up the sky now come on and fly now hey hey open your up your mind now open up wide now come on let me in now yeah open open and fly now come on and try now come on and try now hey hey hey hey