Face turns green, the sun chose to believe
That a boy burned into the world rose to leave
A man now, head out of the sand, left branded
Matured and wise, but not quite as he planned it
The world has a tendency to move
Only as fast, but probably faster than you do
And what do you do when the universe splits in two?
Time to choose, which side hides the truth?
And that's where our hero stands
Not by chance, but that's where the world commands
Stands still, but the sun's tellin' him to run
Many paths diverge into a wood, chose none
Will's left chilled, it's broken down
Left alone in the cold, and it's frozen now
Hands hitting and it makes him miserable
Bring him back into a time when it was visible

Master the booze, mask the bruise
Ask yourself, what more do you have to lose?
Try not to think about the consequence the answer brings
Fat lady sings when you realize it's everything
How can you shape your life, make it disguise-proof
When the atoms that bind you seem to despise you?
It's a thirty-man balancing act
Try to cross the line with entire passion intact
The dragon stripped our hero of every bit of his hope
Snapped 29 necks, now at the middle of rope
Void of fulfillment, so says the villain
Matters of the lucid are the only path to brilliance
So he finds himself slippin' away
Facing decay, right here in the middle of day
Genetically inferior, never had a fair start
Disappeared into his stare, like he was Earhart

Heave, shots to the knees
Visions of decisions that would cause him to freeze
If he had a dime he could buy him a diamond
And choose between love and retirement
And he's heaving, 'cause of shots to the knees
And the visions of decisions that would cause him to freeze
If he had a dime he could buy him a diamond
And choose between love and retirement

Has a hard time counting up to three
Stuck in the middle, fickle, and it's hard to breathe
Others say free, but he's torn at the seems
Devoid of the needle that he desperately needs
Drove down the highway, rode through the skyway
One way sign's a ticket to rapid tight brake
Never gave way toward the sudden lane change
Must be insane, watch the city limits fade away
And that's when the spark went out
Too much time apart and the stocks went south
Fire burning, but it's water on a greased grill
Keep on circling till its, "Peace, be still"

Heave, shots to the knees
Visions of decisions that would cause him to freeze
If he had a dime he could buy him a diamond
And choose between love and retirement

Burdens, washing up on the surface
Which tsunami, combined, drives you the furthest?
It's important, the crack of the warden's whip
Is a warning you'll never win the way the tortoise did
And that's what the program said
So he sheared it, then he seared it, pierced it out of his head
But if you take a break during the race
There's a million hares ready and eager to take your place
And he's obsessing over the how to hit the right keys
Caught between career and the Burt's and the Bees
But if it pleases him to fight and scream
Maybe better than solution is a thirteenth dream
But is he gonna wake up soon?
While he's sleeping is he gonna have to take that wound?
And is he man enough to wear that scar,
Or is it just another star on his x-marked heart?

Heave, shots to the knees
Visions of decisions that would cause him to freeze
If he had a dime he could buy him a diamond
And choose between love and retirement
If he had a dime he could buy him a diamond
And choose between love and retirement