all's quite now on the western front   but you never know what's above you   chances are when you're down and tired   it's a lack of what you need inside you      so they say if you play their game   well you'll never have much to lose   it's the life they chose and and if you're one of those   well you'll never have much to prove      looking up   looking out      so you claim that you're not the same   it's just a dead end old part of town   why pan for gold when the water's cold   you might as well lay face down and drown      then you play their game yet you cry for change   and you always seem to miss your turn   you let them make your bed rest your weary head   on a mattress that's been set to burn      looking up   looking out   reaching in   let it out      that will never be me   i will always be free   that will never be me   i will always be free      looking up   looking out   reaching in   let it out      looking up   looking out   reaching in   let it out      that will never be me   i will always be free   that will never be me   i will always be free      raise your heads   open eyes   smash down walls   see the lies   see the lies   see the lies   see the lies