When you need the motivation And when you're sick of all the lies It takes a bit of concentration For you to open up their eyes He was a gillionaire But he'd been double-crossed Do you think he learned a lesson Or was he worried what it cost? A quest for knowledge, quest to see All these things inside of me Looking in, there's something wrong I must set out on my own Now the teacher isn't here And we must learn to walk alone You gotta trust your instincts And the wisdom passed along And now you hit the road The answer you will see A man without a country Has a sense of what is free A quest for knowledge, quest to see All these things inside of me Looking in, there's something wrong I must set out on my own Salt of the earth, salt of the sea, that's how I feel Hard workers deserve a life, yet they are forced to steal Salt of the earth, salt of the sea, that's who I am Surround yourself with people who are worth a damn I've seen so many things, I want to project them with my brains This world is full of danger caused by humans filled with pain I want to give you something you have never seen My offer's always there, if you know what I mean It's despicable A quest for knowledge, quest to see All these things inside of me Looking in, there's something wrong I must set out on my own A quest for knowledge, quest to see All these things inside of me Looking in, there's something wrong I must set out on my own