Let me take you inside
The side effects of going nowhere, knowing that you've arrived
I ride around just like a passenger, peeking out through the glass
Driving off a tank empty, wondering if it can last
And it's lovely... I'd like to think I'm headed somewhere decent
Wellness in my wingspan, reaching for the reason
Leaping like I'm full of faith, finally to fall free
Losing everything I thought I needed, then I saw me
I see the past procreate to make the future
And I find myself between the two, afraid to just maneuver
I might as well just stand still and take it in
Cause I will not practice what I'm preaching til it's making sense
That's the problem, trying to pick apart the process
Forcing us to freeze up instead of making progress
I want rest, only if it's well deserved
So I doubt peace will ever go completely undisturbed
Let me take you to a place that doesn't sleep
See the candlelight flicker like the promise that I keep
And I contemplate quitting every time my eyes close
Until they open up again to see what I exposed
I'm getting so close, but it feels so far...
I'm getting so close, but it feels so far...
I'm getting so close, but it feels so far...
To leave who you were, in hopes to get to who you are
Now aren't you glad you took the road that wasn't traveled?
And instead of getting gold streets, now you got some gravel?
I ain't tripping, I've been truly trying to build something
With my back against the wall, strapped to it and still running
So every step I take, I stop and snap a brick off
Just to lay a path for ya'll to follow when ya'll get lost
And once I finally run completely out of bricks
I'll be somewhere sculpting monuments from out the gravel pits
Practicing perfection, even if nobody sees it
For the sake of something sacred, seeing that somebody needs this
Now wing clips glued together doesn't make an angel fly
It's the flapping frequently that makes it stay inside the sky
Plus the maintenance... You gotta patch it up from time to time
Time is all it takes, take your time and time can be defied
Finally, I got this shit so figured out
That I can stop the start of any impulse that could give a doubt
I used to think that I could start and go a different route
But with death surrounding, you see what you can't live without
I think it's time for me to take all that I've been through
And bend it towards the destination that I wish to get to
Two choices... turn your back on this amazing edge
Or just stay forever to create the great escape instead
Let me take you to a place that doesn't sleep
See the candlelight flicker like the promise that I keep
And I contemplate quitting every time my eyes close
Until they open up again to see what I exposed
I'm getting so close, but it feels so far...
I'm getting so close, but it feels so far...
I'm getting so close, but it feels so far...
To leave who you were, in hopes to get to who you are
Now aren't you glad you took the road that wasn't traveled?
And instead of getting gold streets, now you got some gravel?
What I give and what I've gotten is the opposite
But something in me keeps continuing to see the top and wish
I'm daydreaming like I'm walking in my sleep
But I'm wide awake, standing, staring at where I could be
That's the beauty of it beating up my chest
With a chance for tranquility to catch me when I rest
I can't quit climbing til I'm camping on a summit
Where the sun is so close, I can practically touch it
Until I fall off