So this is what it's like to be human 
And I should know 
A second never felt so long 
I tried to put the pieces in their place 
Not a man or god, 
but somewhere in between; 
The body's a machine 

It takes a toll too high to see another life 
Flash before your eyes 
The highway won't just stop itself 
If you're alive 
There's no more time to think of the might-have-beens 
As the old ship sinks 
A new horizon waits 
But not today 

I try to pull myself together 
I'm just used to seeing the chest rise and fall 
Point taken, man, just breathe again 
Hitting the brakes so hard 
At the sight of blood and steel 
It tends to make things real 

It takes a toll too high to see another life 
Flash before your eyes 
The highway won't just stop itself 
If you're alive 
There's no more time to think of the might-have-beens 
As the old ship sinks 
A new horizon waits 

They told me I'd see angels 
In their place flashing lights 
I'm seeing my mirror image in pieces 
No sound, but can you hear me? 
I'm screaming out my lungs 
I don't believe this 
I hope you hear this 

It takes a toll too high to see another life 
Flash before your eyes 
The highway won't just stop itself 
If you're alive 
There's no more time to think of the might-have-beens 
As the old ship sinks 
We have mountains to climb 
This is my Everest