Suburban Child from Suburban Child by John Greska
Tracklist
9. | Suburban Child | 5:07 |
Lyrics
In a room in a house in a town
Where the grass only grows as fast as
The time goes by
You never have to mow the lawn
I'm surrounded by constant signs
That I better get out quick and
Do it while I got luck
Or my duck won't turn into a swan
That's a lie that's a lie that's a massive lie
But they keep on pushing it all they can
Pit the young against the old
The beautiful against the bold
Over my head and
(Over my head)
Under the world and
(Under the world)
Grasslands all around me
Look at all I thought I'd have done by now
Why bother keep on trying
In my heart there's peace
In my mind there's war
Will I find what I need
Will I ever be more
Than a suburban child
Haven't ventured out
Since the start of it all
Guess I feel some shame
Being stuck with the call
Of the suburban wild
Always said I'd go
And never look back
But I've been here a bit
And it's not so bad
To be a suburban child
In my heart there's peace
In my mind there's war
Will I find what I need
Will I ever be more
Than a suburban child
In the grand scheme of it
I've actually grown quite a bit
And I'm more of a suburban adult
The result
I've lost my sense of progress
It was easier to see the advance
With a plethora of hands
Working towards the same goal as me
Now you see
It's just me and my parents and stress
I'm a star, I'm a star, I'm a shooting star
And I'm reaching the end of my burnout
There's almost nothing left
That doesn't mean I won't push it to the end
Outside my head and
(Outside my head)
Inside the world and
(Inside the world)
Grasslands all around me
Look at all I thought I'd have done by now
Why bother keep on trying
In my heart there's peace
In my mind there's war
Will I find what I need
Will I ever be more
Than a suburban child
I've been learning to breathe
Inhale on the pause
Exhale cause I'll miss this
When I'm no longer
A suburban child
Got a brain in my head
Got feet in shoes
Not worried about the direction I choose
After suburban child
There'll always be peace
There'll always be war
Opening up the door
Cause I know that there's more
There's an art to it all
Finding peace in the days
Where the dreams still dance
And at night they fade
As a suburban child
(Finding my own sun ray)
And when I wake up
I do it all again
But I find a smile
And I try from then
To just be suburban child
(Why pull when I can push anyway I can)
Thoughts drowning at sea
Swimming against the groove
So instead I swam up
To sit back and cruise
On the S.S. Suburban Child
(And I'll sail as fast as I want)
(I need, I want it, I'm running 'till I got it)
(I need, I want it, I'm running 'till I got it)
One day I'll be old
And reflect on my fears
Realize my greatest peace was here
Signed dearly
Suburban Child
Ask me what comes next
Well I don't know why
I look down my road
And there's no clear sign
It's just me
Suburban child
I'm ready for peace
I'm ready for war
I'm ready for the day that I become more
Than a suburban child