Verse 1:
 
 He walked through the neon light
 
 His future's 'bout to burn
 
 His face was a mask of violence
 
 He'd just reached the bitter end -
 
 That point of no return
 
 There was nothing left to reach
 
  
  Chorus:
 
 Just traces of sadness
 
 (All the tears remained uncried)
 
 Just echoes of madness
 
 (All his fantasies had died)
 
 He buried his daydreams
 
 (But the nightmares stayed alive)
 
 (Addiction's like a fence)
 
 (That keeps away your second chance)
 
 When the road to freedom ends
  
 
 Verse 2:
 
 Drinks and drugs and all the rest
 
 He walked that one way street
 
 That leads into desperation
 
 And he learned the hardest way
 
 To steal and fight and cheat
 
 There was nothing left to learn
  
 
 Chorus:
 
 Just traces of sadness
 
 (All the tears remained uncried)
 
 Just echoes of madness
 
 (All his fantasies had died)
 
 He buried his daydreams
 
 (But the nightmares stayed alive)
 
 (Addiction's like a fence)
 
 (That keeps away your second chance)
 
 When the road to freedom ends
  
 
 Bridge:
 
 Deep down in his soul he found
 
 The words he had to learn:
 
 There is no way to return
  
 
 Chorus:
 
 Just traces of sadness
 
 (All the tears remained uncried)
 
 Just echoes of madness
 
 (All his fantasies had died)
 
 He buried his daydreams
 
 (But the nightmares stayed alive)
 
 (Addiction's like a fence)
 
 (That keeps away your second chance)
 
 When the road to freedom ends
 
 When the road to freedom ends
  
 
 (The traces of sadness)
  
 
 Chorus:
 
 Just traces of sadness
 
 (All the tears remained uncried)
 
 Just echoes of madness
 
 (All his fantasies had died)
 
 He buried his daydreams
 
 (But the nightmares stayed alive)
 
 (Addiction's like a fence)
 
 (That keeps away your second chance)
 
 When the road to freedom ends
 
 When the road to freedom ends