Afraid of the past, afraid you might fall
  retreating inside yourself in cold funk at it all
  afraid of any freedom, of looking a fool
  you skate on the surface, afraid of the depth of the pool...
  
  fear that you'll become nothing
  and that time's running out
  so afraid of getting used to things
  only fear remains beyond doubt
  fear that you'll become nothing
  and the thought makes you numb
  angst makes you tiny
  angst strikes you dumb
  
  fear needs an armoury, afraid of your foes
  oh, but angst won't remind you, most enemies are ghosts
  so scared to be beaten, so scared to compete
  scared of stupidity, so smart on the streets
  
  fear gets employed as a system, intimidation as control
  fear shuts up you, eats the soul
  fear of each other, too scared to connect
  we won't meet each other's eyes..., all "i"s we suspect
  afraid of emotion, scared of tenderness
  afraid that experience only leads to distress
  
  fear that you'll become...
  
  fear of manipulation, of being left in the cold
  scared you don't do right by everyone, fear eats the soul
  scared to defend ourselves, scared and lonely we weep
  so scared of being scared, so scared we're asleep
  so scared of being scared, we go to sleep