Bro, I Told You I Contain Multitudes Lyrics

I wish I was a stranger who just rolled into town

Or some great educator whose word were profound

I wish I could accept the present for the gift it is

Wish I could envision a future beyond apocalypse

I wish I was an outlaw or at least a decent an

An activist chained to some tree taking my stand

Or a monk in meditation, or patiently waiting for a savior

But I will probably die on the search to meet my maker

I am more than all of these

I piece together identities

But I am me

Whatever that means

I wish I could get sober, I wish I was a drunk

I wish I hadn't thought half the things that I have thunk

I wish I could be born again, start over anew

I wish that all these lists would stop tellin' me what to do

I wish my wild side would more often bare its teeth

I wish I could see beyond my own biases

Wish my old soul had been born in a different time

When my view wasn't ruin by incessant advertisments

I desire the extremes

But I wake up in this reality

Where I am me

What does that mean?

I wish I had some heritage deserving of some pride

But all I got is shopping malls built on genocide

I wish I could feel what freedom really means

Beyond the demonstration of desperation I have seen

I wish my guarded heart would let all its love unleash

Wish I could fill this void that never seems to cease

Wish my raised fist of rage made any difference

I wish a better world didn't always feel so distant

I am more than all of these

Desires and scraps of dreams

I am me

What that means tends to change

May I never be complete