Downtrodden Lyrics - Singles - Abney Park

Once I was complete 

With the earth firm under my feet 

My back was strong, my body fleet 

And now I ache all over 

Now I ache all over 

I learned each virtue I was told 

I worked hard to avoid the mold 

But as I saw my life unfold 

There was no place for me 

There was no place for me 

I've been beat, I've been broken 

I asked for a place and the world has spoken 

I was asleep, but now that I've woken 

I preferred my dreams. 

I'm tired guilt, I'm tired of crying 

I'm tired of work and I'm finished trying 

I'm tired of living and I'm scared of dying 

But there is nothing else. 

It was hard as I begun; 

Each day harder it has become. 

Once I was complete 

With the earth firm under my feet 

My back was strong, my body fleet 

And now I ache all over 

Now I ache all over 

I learned each virtue I was told 

I worked hard to avoid the mold 

But as I saw my life unfold 

There was no place for me 

There was no place for me 

I've been beat, I've been broken 

I asked for a place and the world has spoken 

I was asleep, but now that I've woken 

I preferred my dreams. 

I'm tired of guilt, I'm tired of crying 

I'm tired of living and I'm scared of dying 

I'm tired of work and I'm finished trying 

But there is nothing else. 

It was hard as I begun; 

Each day harder it has become. 

Once I was complete 

With the earth firm under my feet 

My back was strong, my body fleet 

Now I ache all over 

Now I ache all over