Living for the future like you're living for the night Patterns in the distance, give 'em some resistance Autobiographic democratic lullaby Nothing ever happens if you never even try Fighting for the present like you're fighting for the right Simulated violence, punishing the silence Medicated, fire burning traces in the sky Nothing ever happens if you never even try Now sleep begins to settle slowly over miles of tired eyes And my fingers are on fire
Light the flames they do conspire to Rise up, control, illuminate, rejoice, rejoin, rejuvenate Supplant, avoid and suffocate Elevate your mind, tonight Some paradoxic union will survive If only you could realize Well, I can't conceive this engine falling [?] And I can't reminisce forever Gotta seize the day, whatever ... fall and memorize, still [?] One moment you're breakin' theoretical One next, your thinkin' you'll get to realize