As long as I remember -
   I was left all by myself
   When trouble crossed my way
   I stood alone
   My old man hit the bottle -
   my mom was running scared
   The old forgotten prayers turned
   to stone
   I1m searching for identity -
   I don1t show who I am
   The past has cast a shadow over me
   Like a bad religion -
   the only one I know
   I never had no shelter - never had
   a place to go
   A bad religion - my life
   is make-believe
   Bad religion - I1m beggin1 for relief
   I tried to break the circle - to
   break the vicious spell
   But the past is always heavy
   on my mind
   I1m dancing with the devil -
   a dangerous romance
   A daring way to leave it all behind
   I1m searching for identity -
   I don1t know who I am
   The past has cast a shadow over me
   Like a bad religion -
   the only one I know
   I never had no shelter
   never had a place to go
   A bad religion - my life
   is make-believe
   Bad religion
   I need someone to talk to -
   someone to understand
   I need a friend to lend a helping hand
   I1m gonna pull myself together -
   shed this battered skin
   I1m ready for the challenge -
   this loser1s out to win
   Like a bad religion -
   the only one I know
   I never had no shelter -
   never had a place to go
   A bad religion - my life
   is make-believe
   Bad religion - I1m beggin1 for
   relief - bad religion