I want it this way I want something You give it to me Or I'll show you how fast I can tear this place apart Oh no, here it goes He's going at it again He throws himself to the floor And I don't know how to make him happy 'Cause I'm not happy anymore And oh no, here I go Yeah I'm shuttin' him up 'Cause it's all I know I was raised this way So let's continue the cycle of rage And why can't you just be quiet Not everything can go your way I know something's missing I don't know how it got away And no need to start a riot I'm sorry things have been so gray But we'll have to get through it You don't always have to get what you like Throw your temper fine You will never learn without strife Straighten your crooked spine You don't always have to be on the rise Cut your selfish ties Would you ever give up your life Of ignorance and pride? So we can breathe again So we can breathe I want it this way, I want it this way I want it my way, I want it my way And can you take me back, to when I was young? Yeah when I made the mishap happen I turned this house into a gun Ready to explode at a given glance Yeah I could pull the trigger But I think we have a second chance And we might realize that we tried and tried All for nothing But that means something because You don't always have to get what you like Throw your temper fine You will never learn without strife Straighten your crooked spine You don't always have to be on the rise Cut your selfish ties Would you ever give up your life Of ignorance and pride? So we can breathe again So we can breathe again