I knew a man who tried to fly
Up into the stormy sky,
Left behind a world more real
To catch a star he'd sought to feel.
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His world became this destiny.
The moment bound into his soul.
And as the moment passed him through,
He came crashing back down just like he knew
He would.

And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.

In a next life he might find
Something not worth dying for,
Perhaps when life has found a reason
For the reasons he wants more.

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
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You won't find him here at all,
Not this time, not even in mind.
He's gone too far into the storm,
Over the edge, beyond nothingness,
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Maybe next time you will see
This journey through his mind.
And maybe then you'll understand
This man chasing after stormy skies.

And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.
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I knew a man who tried to fall
Far below what you and I call alive.
Left ahead too far to know,
He could not come back if he tried, still alive.
He could come back if he tried, zombified.

And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.
And the ones who try are the ones who die.
        Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
        Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
        Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
        Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
        Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
        Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh.
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You couldn't catch him if you tried,
Still alive.