Numbing Thoughts

But who am I?

"Alex has got his work"
"Alex lives for his work"
"Alex's in love with his work"
"Alex hides in his work"

From what?

From facing my failure,
Facing my loneliness, facing the fact I live a lie
I live a lie
I'm always been preaching not to be numb
I'm always in pretence to be happy and to lead a life
When I'm really detach from feeling alive

-- Adapted from RENT - The Musical