I was born in a thunderstorm
Well, they call this "a life"
Dead flesh and bone from beneath the loam
Got revived, yay?
Science experiment, they called him mad
All he wanted was to try
To stitch corpses up and get it zapped
So it's revived
The power of electric doodads made a monster, 'twas his goal
Don't know the next phase, he follows me around, pokes me with poles
This skin of mine is a patchwork lie this bastard stole
To get revived

Now I'm breathin', am I breathin'?
Lungs are breathin', had him screamin':
"It's alive! It's alive!
It's alive! It's alive!"

So I stumble 'round this awful place
And hope my stitches hold tight
The way the lines criss across my face
Who were those lives?
These stupid bolts get itchy, it's a pain, can't lop 'em off, I'm told
"Those things are what made the lightnin' bring you 'round", that was his scold
It's not a lie but it's also why they haunt my soul
Hang on, do I...?

Sure, I'm breathin', life is seemin'
Had him screamin' to the ceilin':
"It's alive! It's alive!
It's alive! It's alive!"

Many corpses, one life breathin'
A brand new life, at least I'm seemin'
Terrible sources, now I'm breathin'
Just wanna find a point or meanin'
Makes me feel awful just for breathin'
Is it a lie? Should I be beamin'?
Might have lungs that, sure, are breathin'?
Tell me: am I meant to have feelin's?

Castle laborat'ry is just my cage
To "protect me from the village's rage"
I've looked and I've looked and I've looked for a way
To see if there's truth in my creator's claim
He's built up the awfulness but, to be honest
It's to the point that I'm sure that it's bullshit
He wants me to work out to check that my organs
Are all workin' in tune?

That's right, I'm schemin' to be leavin'
Outside breathin' to start feelin'
I'm alive (don't know whose lungs that I've got breathin')
Is it just one set? Feels uneven
I'm alive (got mismatched thumbs but I am breathin')
A flattened skull, life's more than seemin'
I'm alive (this whole thing's nuts but I am breathin')
Hope I can love, hate for "Dad"'s seethin'
I'm alive

I'm alive, I'm alive
I'm alive, I'm alive