You hid your skeletons when I had shown you mine You woke the devil that I thought you′d left behind I saw the evidence, the crimson soaking through Ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose
And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side Powerless
I watched you fall apart and chased you to the end I left with emptyness that words cannot defend You′ll never know what I became because of you Ten thousand promises, ten thousand ways to lose
And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side Powerless
And you held it all But you were careless to let it fall You held it all And I was by your side Powerless
Paint my face in your magazines Make it look whiter than it seems Paint me over with your dreams Shove away my ethnicity Burn every notion that I may have a flame inside to fight And say just what is on my mind Without offending your might
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do So say what you want Say what you want
I saw her face outside today Weatherworn, looking all the rage They took her passion and her gaze and made a poster Now it’s moccasins we sport We take the culture and contort Perhaps only to distort what we are hiding
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you But when you feel so powerless what are you gonna do But say what you want Say what you want
Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in, get in Hey you, the one that don’t fit in, how ya, how ya gonna get in Hey you, the one outside, are you ever gonna get in with your Broken teeth, broken jaw, broken mojo Yeah, this life is too short to live it just for you But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
Cuz this life is too short to live it just for you But when you feel so powerless, what are you gonna do
[Intro:] Baby, Powerless I′m About, I′m About To Leave You I′m About To Leave You Powerless
[Verse 1:] You Held Me Down For Too Long Battery Charged Up Now I′m On I′ll Flip Your Breaker Now And Take Your Recharging Off Of Me Drain Me Emotionally Though I Could Ride On Empty So I Brought A Back Up Knowing You′d Be Back Up In The Outlet I Feel
[Pre-Chorus:] (Pull The) Electricity (Power) This Is It For Me It′s About To Be, It′s About To Be Lights Out (Pull The) This Is History (Siren) Solve The Mystery It′s About To Be, It′s About To Be Lights Out
[Chorus:] What You Think This Is I′m ′Bout To Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby I′m ′Bout To Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Is It A False Alarm Is It A False Alarm (I′m About To Leave You Powerless)
What You Think This Is I′m ′Bout To Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby I′m ′Bout To Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Is It A False Alarm (I′m About, I′m About To Leave You) Is It A False Alarm (I′m About To Leave You Powerless)
[Verse 2:] Now That Your Circuit Is Blown In The Dark And You Alone Taking Out Your Fuses Now You′re Just Useless No More Doing Me Wrong Stole All Of My Energy Couldn′t Just, Just Let Me Be Thought You Was Golden Now I′m Withholding Everything That You Need
[Pre-Chorus:] (Pull The) Electricity (Power) This Is It For Me It′s About To Be, It′s About To Be Lights Out (Pull The) This Is History (Siren) Solve The Mystery It′s About To Be, It′s About To Be Lights Out
[Chorus:] What You Think This Is I′m ′Bout To Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby I′m ′Bout To Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Is It A False Alarm Is It A False Alarm (I′m About To Leave You Powerless)
What You Think This Is I′m About To Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby I′m About To Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Is It A False Alarm (I′m About, I′m About To Leave You) Is It A False Alarm (I′m About To Leave You Powerless)
[Bridge:] Your Body′s Having A Blackout Before You Ask What′s That About Let′s Recall How You Tapped Right Into Me Used Up All Of My Life Line Took Too Much Of My Life I′m Putting All Of The Power Back Into Me
[Chorus:] What You Think This Is I′m ′Bout To Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby I′m ′Bout To Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Is It A False Alarm Is It A False Alarm (I′m About To Leave You Powerless)
What You Think This Is I′m ′Bout To Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby I′m ′Bout To Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Leave You Powerless-Less Is It A False Alarm (I′m About, I′m About To Leave You) Is It A False Alarm (I′m About To Leave You Powerless)
[Outro:] (Flip Off The Switch And Shut It Down Baby) I′m About, I′m About To Leave You I′m About To Leave You Powerless