How did I become
The mother of this son?
The face and mind and hands of virulence?

I, who curled in cave and moss
I, who gathered wood for fire
And tenderly embraced
How did I become a virus?

Hopelessness
I feel the hopelessness
Hopelessness
I feel the hopelessness

I don't care about me
I feel the animals and the trees
They've got nowhere, they've got nowhere to go

I don't care much about you
I don't give a shit what happens to you
Now we blew it all away
We blew it all away

Hopelessness
I feel the hopelessness
Hopelessness, hopelessness
Hopelessness, hopelessness

How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)

I've been taking more than I deserve
Leaving nothing in reserve
Digging till the bank runs dry
I've been living a lie

How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness)
How did I become a virus? (Hopelessness, hopeless)