I tried to raise the children, couldn't figure out what to name 'em
Tried to be a sculptor
Couldn't make a sphere
Couldn't make a David
Tried playing the game
Couldn't separate and remain shameless
I tried bein' famous
Couldn't generate a cult and remain stainless
I tried to hold ya
Tried to take ya
Took a risk I tried to make ya
You left there at the train station
Couldn't bring myself to serenade ya
I want to be like prodigies
But I'm too old for prophecies
At night I'm told that all is calm
But my insides turn to atom bombs
I want to be like prodigies
But I'm too old for prophecies
At night I'm told that all is calm
But my insides turn to atom bombs
Tried setting for myself aside some space
Built walls around me just to escape
I invested in a golden watch
Now I'm always on the run
I'm always late
Thinking up monsters in the night
There's nothing to win if there isn't a fight
You can run, yeah
You can hide
But that's escape this isn't life
I want to be like prodigies
But I'm too old for prophecies
At night I'm told that all is calm
But my insides turn to atom bombs
I want to be like prodigies
But I'm too old for prophecies
At night I'm told that all is calm
But my insides turn to atom bombs
You cry to be out of control so the blame is on me
I want to fix you
Why must I remain a target
You're scared and bound to fall
You play the part and I absorb it all
I want to fix you
Why must I hold it all
Hold it all
Hold it all
Hold it all
Hold it all