Who would I be if I never met
A teacher, a priest, or a prophet?
What do I need, tell me, what does it mean?
Am I livin' or dyin' the dream?

Youth is broken
Half of it was stolen by a world I can't unsee
Youth is broken
Half of it was stolen
Look what you've done to me
I was a target, I was the mission
You had the power, your ammunition

Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon
Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon

Your concept of love and your hunger for war
Tell me, which one should I die for?
'Cause I am a product of how I was brought up
This cycle spins out of control

Youth is broken
Half of it was stolen by a world I can't unsee
Youth is broken
Half of it was stolen
Look what you've done to me
I was a target, I was the mission
You had the power, your ammunition

Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon
Now I'm the message, this is a lesson
Here in the present, I am the weapon

Am I livin' or dyin' the dream?
Am I livin' or dyin' the dream?

Youth is broken
Half of it was stolen by a world I can't unsee
Youth is broken
Half of it was stolen
Look what you've done to me
I was a target, I was the mission
You had the power, your ammunition

Now I'm the message (now I'm the message), this is a lesson (this is a lesson)
Here in the present (here in the present), I am the weapon
Now I'm the message (I am the weapon), this is a lesson (I am the weapon)
Here in the present (I am the weapon), I am the weapon