FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

Will someone explain to me,
Why should I just tag along, when I know I can change the world with a song?
So I'll try this rhythm, melody, harmony cause now I am free.

For once in my life, I can't wait another day in vain at last
My fairytale and all my fantasy "I let down my guard and sing" feelings have all but passed
But for once in my life, I won't settle for someone fine who makes me sad
I won't give into charming ways that I could not have

I was reluctant to change but as of this morning, I could instantly breathe easily
And I just wanna groove this way now, I'm feeling lucky, I could instantly breathe easily
I got a lot to say so just listen to me, as I will be what I will be, I could instantly breathe easily
As I shout, "Will someone explain to me why?"

For once, I can't deny I'm having one hell of a time, for once in my life!

For once I'm gonna slide by you, I can't do much more than slide
(Will someone explain to me why I am the way that I am?)
For once I won't allow my superficiality to get the best of me
(I'm never gonna lose this hope I have for once in my life)
For once I won't hesitate, I'll accelerate through the strife and the yellow light in my mind
For once I see here and now I can so much more while I'm still alive

And someday if I die, I'll leave this song behind...

Do I long to find a piece of mind? Turn back the hands of time? Do I?
Why do I do laps each day through my mind?
Do I dare consider my alternatives to this world, or do I just do what I'm sure I'll do anyway?
Am I singing my life away in sweet naivety nonchalantly?
I thought all hope was gone, I cried 'till dawn the night you left me and the morning I moved on
For once in my life

So why should I just tag along when I know I can change the world with a song?

ABOVE THE SMOG LAYER

Beyond my cluttered room,
Unmade sheets, "Faker" tattoo
See past this fast drum-line, the swelling of the seas,
1983, it's so hard to conceive when everyone's so naïve
I see a time with human slaves to machines

I think I have a chance to do something in the near-future that'll one day be viewed with significance
Or am I just drunk again?

Sore throats, satellites fall from the skies
Small bones, take my hand being with large eyes

We visited civilizations that came before
They showed me galaxies human beings could only dream to explore
They said "Here we are engaged in World War Four"

So tell me stars, why should I stay?
All my friends have gone away
There's no "Hollywood Ending" for me
No house in the hills, still I can't breathe

Oh me, oh my, a tropical sunrise by the power lines
To mesmerize me, hypnotize me, solve the mystery of the missing time
Now I'm enlightened,
But to my horror I see their triangle logo so now I know they're watching me
And tracking me