Indoors Lyrics

I'm not the kid I thought I'd be

My sense of wonder lost its luster

It fell into a deeper dream

That wakes me up when I slip under

Heaven knows but it don't care

Where you've been or what you do

You can have a look around

And see what's underground

Without pulling up your cable

When you lay awake at night

And think of how it all should be

There's an honest way to go

And say you think you know

Without burning everything

There's an island in the middle of the sea

I don't mind if it's a lonely one

I'm staring through the curtain seams

At the view outside my room

It's all covered in shades of green

Envy, youth, and paper things

And when the slightest drop of rain wipes the vibrancy away

I watch what people do

I can open minds

With paint on my fingers

And write my words on people's walls

But I can't trick my eyes

To see with a heart all night

But I can cut the lights

I think I'll stay indoors

Little boys and girls

With dirt on their shoulders

Getting brushed by their parents

Who aren't really much older

It's alright

You can wear your costumes

Formulate a version of you

As you age, you take your time

I can open minds

With paint on my fingers

And write my words on people's walls

But I can't trick my eyes

To see with a heart all night

But I can cut the lights

I think I'll stay indoors

Maybe I should leave

Open the world up to my heart

Face reality

But I'm scared I'll take it on too hard

I think I'll stay indoors