I hear the people saying There is nothing behind that curtain Just a man pulling levers and switches Running through the poppy fields We're trying to fool ourselves An opiate for the masses It's time to test those words To see what's real or misleading Rumors quickly die away When they have no meaning Are you going to live this way - Asleep and dreaming? You've slept for far too long Wake up I hear the people cursing loudly Saying that it's just a rumor Victims of some myth we're all trapped in A puppet to the cruelest master Watching all the innocent bleed On his throne just letting it happen It's time to test those words To see what's real or misleading Rumors quickly die away When they have no meaning Are you going to live this way - Asleep and dreaming? You've slept for far too long Wake up It's more than just your sunday morning More than just a list of rules Life is not an autopilot That you can just set on cruise If you want the answers If you want the truth You need to ask the questions You've got nothing to lose It's time to test those words To see what's real or misleading Rumors quickly die away When they have no meaning Are you going to live this way - Asleep and dreaming? You've slept for far too long Wake up