melancholy strides Lyrics

I've had this grey cloud over me

Made me wanna break down totally and stay down, but I could never stay down

Even when that rain starts soaking me

I gotta stay focused, see

Cause there's a stray cloud over me

Made me wanna break down totally

Escape how? I think I wanna stay now

Started feeling helpless with the coping

How come you never noticed?

From wide-eyed to the shutting of once open lenses

Future brighter than medallions or the goldest pendant

Broken courage forced the damage in his own defenses

Cried for help with hopes of voice, but couldn't

Form a sentence

The young and old felt his bitter cold

His love for knowledge gave him promise, but he chose to roam

Origami never fit the mold

He's gotta fight for the rights of his light back before his soul is sold

Not accustomed to life's trickery, industry got him cuffed and his gut isn't right

Mentally he's scarecrow

Physically he's tin man

Looking for a heart

Too cowardly to extend hand

Rather be, spending his days sitting and lyin' to himself about it

Know in his heart, there's really no way home

Clicking heels, saying prayers, made a wish as he was staring at the sky

Out his mouth he would repeat a poem, saying

I've had this gray cloud over me

Made me wanna break down totally and stay down

But I could never stay down

Even when that rain starts soaking me

I gotta stay focused, see

Cause there's a stray cloud over me

Made me wanna break down totally

Escape how? I think I wanna stay now

Started feeling helpless with the copin

How come you never noticed?