It´s a lesson in progress
How far away can we go?
Everything is progress
As far away as I know
Take a life and make it something less
Please! Anything more then stupid tests
And tests and tests and tests and tests
They´ve found the answer to my selfishness

Cry, cry, cry
And we hear them sing

Please stop killing us
You know we´re oh so fond of dying
Please stop using us
They´ll never shut up
Please stop killing us
You know we´re oh so fond of dying
Stop using us

It´s an acceptable practice
And I am loathe to say
Snuffed out the wicks from a sea of candles
Maybe Jesus would take it away

And we hear them sing

Please stop killing us
You know we´re oh so fond of dying
Please stop using us
They´ll never shut up
Please stop killing us
You know we´re oh so fond of dying
Stop using us

The carousel comes round again
I cry and scream but I pretend
They´re running down and I can´t chase
Or put that smile out of place

Come they come to take them all away
But I´m not going home
Come they come to take my soul away
But I´m not going home