“You cannot go home again.”
But will my exile ever end?
I reach for the stars and fail
A nightly routine
I dream of her seas and her shores
I wake to the sound of your wars
I wander the streets, but no one sees
I am not one of you, there is no one like me
There is no escape
Though I have searched high and far
Thus I prowl my cage
And bash myself against the stars
Goddamn all you and your planet of rage
You never listen, never wonder, you’re all insane
To hell with this world and its goddamn waves
To this world without reason, I cannot, I will not be chained
There is no escape
Though I have searched high and far
Thus I prowl my cage
And bash myself against the stars
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