[Verse 1] Your words are irrelevant It's an epidemic Hold onto your identity Or else you might forget it The world's gone AWOL Looking for a payroll Everybody's involved Everybody's been told
[Chorus] Running on empty, running on empty Running on empty, running on empty You're draining me dry, it's draining me dry It's draining me dry, asking you why
[Verse 2] The world's gone AWOL Looking for a payroll Everybody's involved Everybody's been told Fear is our wildfire Disfiguring our faces Envy is a flat tyre Stopping us from going places
[Chorus] Running on empty, running on empty Running on empty, running on empty You're draining me dry, it's draining me dry It's draining me dry, asking you why