We walked the wide road, chasing every thrill
Thought joy was a drink, a pill, a cheap thrill
Laughing in neon, drowning in smoke
Every night we believed, every lie we spoke

We thought happiness could be bought, borrowed, stolen
Every craving fed, every vice golden
But the lights dimmed slow, the laughter grew thin
The mirror reflected strangers, lost in our skin

But then came tolerance, creeping like a ghost
All the colors faded, all the fire lost
I do more, I take more, just to survive
Just to function, just to feel alive

The nights are still loud, the music still plays
But my heart is a desert, a hollow maze
I chase nothing now, I crave for none
I lost the war I thought I had won

Tolerance is here, everything’s numb
I do more, take more, just to keep from coming undone
The fire’s gone, the edge is dull
All that I wanted left me empty, null

Don’t walk the wide road, don’t chase the flame
Happiness bought cheap will leave you the same
There’s a cost you can’t see, a poison you can’t fight
Tolerance steals your soul, masks the light

I live, I move, I function, I survive
But all the colors, the fire, the spark is deprived
Tolerance came, and now I know
The things we chase will leave us hollow

The wide road calls, but I will not go
I’ve seen the shadow, I’ve felt the woe
Don’t chase the thrill, don’t numb the pain
Or tolerance will take all you could gain