Dreams for a Galaxy

Written during the summer between sophomore and junior year.

It’s softer than me but it’s so out of reach,

so let me sit back, listen now as you teach

me about failure, perfect time to start,

a play on words and you can’t get far.

So fake it again, become someone you’re not,

you’re not too good but you won’t get caught.

You think you’re a lion but you are a lamb,

but I won’t let you tell me the person I am.

 

I can’t see without my perspective today.

 

I want to go too far,

be where the stars are.

I want to burn out there;

friction in the air.

I want to let peace go,

for the stories you don’t know.

I want to find somewhere

with some moments to share.

 

So let’s get this straight now, you say that I am

in charge of this future, it seems like some scam.

But you see I have more faith than you realize,

I guess I just can’t help this state of mind.

So back away now, the wave’s coming again,

the last thing I want is to lose a friend.

But you know that you can’t help but see that it’s me,

when I’m lying awake, charcoal stains on my teeth.

 

So there you go, suck out my marrow again.

 

I want to go too far,

be where the stars are.

I want to burn out there;

friction in the air.

I want to let peace go,

for the stories you don’t know.

I want to find somewhere

with some moments to share.

 

And I know someday I’ll escape.

Yeah, I know somehow I’ll find some way.

How does it feel to be alive,

when you’re given one more try.

I want to go too far,

be where the stars are.

I want to burn out there;

friction in the air.

I want to let peace go,

for the stories you don’t know.

I want to find somewhere

with some moments to share.