Nothing is ever as it seems
The leaf caught in the stream
Wilting and dying to break free
Deny this reflection
There is no pier, there is no parking lot
You get in the car to feel a shifting of ways
It's where we trade
And where we pretend
We're not stuck in something we don't get
It hurts that I can
See us dying
In slow motion
Give in, then retract
It's worse that I can't keep thoughts intact
And life in motion falls flat
So quickly we change ourselves to suit the taste of everyone else
It discredits claim
And little by little we're finding out
It gets harder to be something real
In unrelenting sealed restraint we find time
To look away
And where I'm from there's nothing left
For a kid whose heart is never at rest
What's mine to take?
And you don't know what I mean
Unless you're like me
The leaf caught in the stream
Just waiting for some debris from upstream
Or anything that'll move me
When you can't push surroundings
Offer the rush a blank stare
I don't want comfort
I don't wanna wear
The leaf caught in the stream
Wilting and dying to break free
Deny this reflection
There is no pier, there is no parking lot
You get in the car to feel a shifting of ways
It's where we trade
And where we pretend
We're not stuck in something we don't get
It hurts that I can
See us dying
In slow motion
Give in, then retract
It's worse that I can't keep thoughts intact
And life in motion falls flat
So quickly we change ourselves to suit the taste of everyone else
It discredits claim
And little by little we're finding out
It gets harder to be something real
In unrelenting sealed restraint we find time
To look away
And where I'm from there's nothing left
For a kid whose heart is never at rest
What's mine to take?
And you don't know what I mean
Unless you're like me
The leaf caught in the stream
Just waiting for some debris from upstream
Or anything that'll move me
When you can't push surroundings
Offer the rush a blank stare
I don't want comfort
I don't wanna wear