Anxiety, fear A life in chains A clammy hand that grips the heart Squeezing the joy out of everyday life The perishable will clothe itself with the imperishable The mortal clothed with immortality O' death where is your victory? O' death where is your sting? Inadequacy, shame A notion of being small, nobody, nothing A pain from deep within Knowing I'm not the one I should have been Loneliness, emptiness Withdrawing into myself Confused about truth Lost in the egocentric sphere of my pathetic life O' death where is your victory? O' death where is your sting?