A year in the hole had taken its toll when I took a good look at me,
And what a surprise, the scope of my eyes could only see black.

And I remember someone who was taking them, two by two,
And lately I'd become the one who'd have laughed at you too.

There was a black flag on my morning,
There was a black flag on my day,
There was a black flag on everything around, and I was walking backwards again,
Black flag,
Black flag.

I walked in the day, my usual way, looking through a two by four,
It coloured my view, I couldn't see you...or maybe I just wouldn't.

And I remember the time when the sunlight fell on my head,
And lately I'd become a member of the walking dead.

There was a black flag on my morning,
There was a black flag on my day,
There was a black flag on everything around, and I was walking backwards again.

And I know that I was wrong,
It was up to me if I wanted to see.

And I remember the day when I saw the mask on my face,
And I knew that it was time to put the thing in its place.

I'd put the black flag on my morning,
I'd put the black flag on my day,
I'd put the black flag on everything around, and I was walking backwards again,
Black flag on my morning,
Black flag on my day,
I'd put the black flag on everything around, and I was walking backwards again,
Black flag on my morning,
Black flag on my day,
I'd put the black flag on everything around, and I was walking backwards again.

It was up to me,
And I know that I was wrong.