Ordinary Human

Today I took a walk in the clouds

Today I took a walk in the clouds

Used to keep my eyes wide shut

But now I'm staring down

Today I felt a switch in my vein

Today I felt a switch in my vein

Used to be a shadow

Now a shadow scream my name

And in the daylight I could swear

We're the same

But I'm just an ordinary human

(Ordinary ways)

I'm just an ordinary human

But I don't feel so ordinary today

I'm just a picture perfect nothing

Sometimes I medicate

I'll be a picture perfect human

Before the sun goes down today

Today I felt a switch in my vein

Today I made them all afraid

Used to be a shadow

Now a shadow scream my name

And in the daylight I could swear

We're the same

But I'm just an ordinary human

(Ordinary ways)

I'm just an ordinary human

But I don't feel so ordinary today

I'm just a picture perfect nothing

Sometimes I medicate

I'll be a picture perfect human

Before the sun goes down today

Just an ordinary human

But I don't feel so typical today

There'll be peace in the city tonight

Peace in the city tonight

But when I'm gone

I hope they get it right

There'll be peace in the city tonight

Peace in the city tonight

For when I'm gone

I hope they get it right

Just an ordinary human

(Ordinary ways)

I'm ordinary human

I don't feel so ordinary today

But when I'm gone

I hope they get it right ^[3] 

共和時代樂隊成立是2004年科羅拉多州，幾個成員都是受Ryan Tedder所影響，貝斯手Meyers，吉他手Filkins、Drew Brown，鼓手Eddie Fischer。2006年OneRepublic的天使專輯打破哥倫比亞紀錄。