Little boy jumps the lava
Between the platform and the slide
Holding on to the bars
As he swings from side to side
In his world where the demons play
Among the wood chips and the sand
They'll catch you if you're not careful
As he lends out his little hand
He says
I don't know why you won't follow me
Down where it's safe to stand
I don't know why you won't follow me
To my sanctioned piece of land
I don't know why you won't follow me
Adults, they think they know
I don't know why you won't follow me
Cuz I know just where to go
Looking on I crack a smile
Remembering that jungle of a world
Catch myself standing still
Wishing I knew how to unfurl
Parents standing at the borderline
Of two cultures yet to relate
One forgotten of the monsters
Ever-present in their state
He says
I don't know why you won't follow me
Down where it's safe to stand
I don't know why you won't follow me
To my sanctioned piece of land
I don't know why you won't follow me
Adults, they think they know
I don't know why you won't follow me
Cuz I know just where to go
Eyes glaze in a tired glance
Tightness in my jaw
Shoulders clenched, and lists too long
A lingering gloom
So I offer my hand, and jump the curb
Over scalding bubbles
Duck under bars, hop holes and cracks
And it all fades away
I don't know why they won't follow me
Down where it's safe to stand
I don't know why they won't follow me
To my sanctioned piece of land
I don't know why they won't follow me
Adults, they think they know
I don't know why they won't follow me...