SOMETHING BETTER TO BELIEVE
(Icarus' Fall)

(Feb 4, 2004)

The closer that you come to feeling that you're home
The harder it becomes to find your doorstep
Back when I was young, I set out on my own
Walked the path 'til I could take no more step

Young and full of dreams -- hopes & plans & schemes
Crossing all the streams to reach the mountain
Westward to the sea, northbound to the sky
I could fly -- soaring smooth, soaring high
As I looked for something better to believe

And the years, they rolled away, took my time to stay
Left a chill so cold & numb I scarcely felt it
And the wings that held me high, and bore me on the sky
Came too close to the sun and slowly melted

I landed in a field, wondering where I was,
Looked around to see where I was going
But nothing looked familiar on the ground...

Lost my way, lost my stream, you know I almost lost my dream
As I looked for something better to believe

And so the boy who ran away -- said he might be back someday
He walks the streets and seeks familiar places
All the signs are still the same, but everything has changed
Finds comfort in the stares on strangers' faces

The years may come and go, fast or maybe slow
And you might find a place where you can stay
And all the dreams you dream might fly away...

Lost my way, lost my stream, you know I almost lost my dream
As I looked for something better to believe

The closer that you come to feeling that you're home
The harder it becomes to find your doorstep

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