I grew up in the 90´s at least that´s what I tried
looking for ways to be satisfied
I went to San Diego to try out my luck
came back 12 months later and again I was stuck
I felt like a goldfish stuck in a bowl
I was waiting for something that I could control
after 2000 no longer a kid
the world didn´t end but something else did
when my father takes off I´m already 19
he wasn´t as happy as I thought he seemed
if this is my screenplay I don´t like my role
these are the things that you just can´t control

although I feel a lot older I´m just 23
if you´re looking for answers don´t come to me
instead of a future I´ve got a guitar
but dreaming out loud won´t get me far
still I feel I´m ready for rock´n roll
there might be something that I can control
by the time I hit 30 I´ll have enough
of being a twentysomething in love
my friends will all be married or they will be gone
me, I´ll still be wondering what´s going on
if that´s what it takes then I´ll sell my soul
as long as there´s something that I can control

one day I´ll wake up and I´ll be 38
doing the things I used to hate
the trick to forget the bigger picture is when
you look at everything in close-up as often as you can
our revolution is covered in mold
there´s only so much you can control
this is no anthem because anthems are proud
and pride isn´t something that this is about
I shouldn´t care shouldn´t care
but I do and that´s sometimes too hard to bear

still walking the same road with my shoes full of holes
just waiting for something that we can control

if I ever reach 50 or 65
too early to tell if I´ll still be alive
we were born in the 80´s and now we are here
my generation´s dream will disappear
I´m at a graveyard passing the rows
a silent surrender we´ll never get close

this is my story you swallowed it whole
about us feeling the need to be in control