Acoustic guitar cover of "The Game" by Echo & The Bunneymen

Phone demo

Songwriters: 
Ian Stephen McCulloch / Leslie Thomas Pattinson / William Sergeant

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The Game (cover, acoustic)

(LYRICS)

Everyone is waiting for my rise,
Every step feels like a fight.
Why is life so hard to bear
For those who fear judgment's glare? 

Deeper and deeper,
In tunnels of thought,
I search for hope,
But I fire a shot
Against the weight,
that drags me low,
Pulls my heart 
to depths below. 

I want to soar, I need the sky,
It matters — I refuse to die!
My body burns in hellish flames.
My heart screams loud with endless shame.
Why do people all around
Keep falling as they're beaten down? 

Why the fuck is life so hard?!
Every day’s a damn graveyard!
I'm a beast trapped in this cage,
Fueled by sorrow, fear, and rage! 

I see no light at the end of the tunnel.
I am lost, I’m broken, stuck in the struggle.
I survive the way I know to fight.
Call me a coward — say I am not right! 

I look back — it’s all clear,
Everything I’ve lost is here.
Paid the price for every sin,
Fate showed me truth, I let it in. 

One last push before I crack,
Only one step, no turning back —
Into madness, pure absurd... 

Wake me up, because I’ve hit the curb!  

Pick me up from shattered dust.
The old me is gone
And left with rust. 

Wake me up!
Am I stuck in a dream?
I miss you more,
Your face haunts every scene.
Another pause, 
another day.
Lost in time, 
I waste away... 

Help me now!
Wake me up!
He's still trapped in bed, afraid.
Please, don’t cry!
And don’t scream!
Better days will kill the pain. 

It’s all here!
Told you so!
Not the end —
God knew all! 

I see no light at the end of the tunnel.
I am lost, I’m broken, stuck in the struggle.
I survive the way I know to fight.
Call me a coward — say I am not right! 

Look around, it's all you see,
Everything you took from me.
Heart slows down, but won’t give in.
It hurts watching the sky grow dim. 

One last push before I crack,
Only one step, no turning back —
Into madness, pure absurd... 

Wake me up, because I am not destroyed!
No matter what, cause I will not avoid!

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