James Joyce
Human Again
I want to fight the good fight
I want to sing the good song
I want to lose a true love
And then I’ll know I’m still alive

Nothing seems new to me
I feel like I’ve been this way before
This is more than just déjà vu
I’ve become numb to everything I know

I want to fight the good fight
I want to sing the good song
I want to lose a true love
I want to know I’m still alive

I had my chance
(I flew too high, the air became too thin)
To be an angel, I failed
(My mind went numb, I fell too far within)
Now I want to be
(And as I fell, I saw within the gates)
Human again
(The angels mocked my name, I saw my total fate)
Human again

I taught myself how to build these walls
I taught myself how to lie
So I wouldn’t see how I’ve become
Now I’m afraid I’ve trapped myself within
I’m afraid no one would dare to come inside
I want everything to be new to me
There’s only one thing I want to see again
I just want someone to break my heart
And then I know I’m still alive
I had my chance
(I flew too high, the air became too thin)
To be an angel, I failed
(My mind went numb, I fell too far within)
Now I want to be
(And as I fell, I saw within the gates)
Human again
(The angels mocked my name, I saw my total fate)
Human again

And all the unsung songs
Will only ask more questions
And with my fate revealed
I can’t begin to answer