I was a boy in a place not far from here
Walled in from the noise
There my nights were dark and clear
Sweet suburban blackness
Beautiful and true
Nights like midnight ma**es
Silent offerings to you
Now I'm a hologram
An image of the man
I used to be at 17
Speak to me
Talk to me
Blind me with the boyhood myth
I seek in you
Can I return?
Can I unlearn?
Oh, I know it's wrong but I still go on
Crawling back to you
Crawling back to you
I was a boy in a house not far from here
I played the saddest joy
You put music in my ear
Shapeless teen desire
Alcoholic dream
Flow through headphone wires
Love me do and set me free
Now I'm a hologram
An image of the man
I used to be at 17
Used to be, used to be…
I see the seasons pa**ing
I feel the weight of wasted years
I'm frightened by the feeling
There is another city here
And I can't find the exit
'Cause there's no way out on my feet
There is a new devotion
I must find it in my sleep