River Of Swans Lyrics

He's not of this earth, he never was, and he never belonged

He was born as an owl in river of swans

He feels cursed, like the way that he's been living is wrong

So he's gone, the show's over, he's above and beyond

He's not of this earth, he never was, and he never belonged

He was born as an owl in river of swans

He feels cursed, like the way that he's been living is wrong

So he's gone, the show's over, he's above and beyond

It wasn't his choice; a boy thrown in the realm of the globe,

An heir to a throne, composed of gold decorative stone,

But that was relative though, despair like melanin tones,

Was hidden underneath the skin beside his skeleton's bones

He walked a delicate slope, very intelligent, but also very terribly closed,

Social dismemberment gradually froze his sentiments' moans,

Till the silence softly warped him like a negative hole

Hope was always on his compass as he followed his goals,

But the failures morphed it to sorrow that would swallow him whole,

It colored his poems, formed within a nemesis role,

And so he folded, learned to fear the fear a hold of his throat

He should've known; he longed to die and resurrect his loving soul to be more hollowed and cold

Tomorrow he'll grow, his glow will venture out of this home

Because the road isn't as lonely when you don't walk it alone

He's not of this earth, he never was, and he never belonged

He was born as an owl in river of swans

He feels cursed, like the way that he's been living is wrong

So he's gone, the show's over, he's above and beyond

He's not of this earth, he never was, and he never belonged

He was born as an owl in river of swans

He feels cursed, like the way that he's been living is wrong

So he's gone, the show's over, he's above and beyond

The snow had melted and the blossoms had bloomed

When he finally made the choice (that) he had decided to choose

Cologne and his best shirt, uncommonly smooth

One last glance at the mirror and he slipped out of the room

And then he saw them; a breathing mass of deaf and the dumb

It didn't matter though; their world seemingly fit like a glove,

And a palm that he formed to a fist...they belonged –

None we're like him at all, lost calling to Love

But she acted just like every other woman you meet,

A frozen lake at the surface, hiding warmth that's beneath

He sighed -

"I'll always love you, but you can never be mine

We can be close but never together like parallel lines"

She was just another cog in that massive machine,

That turned his joy to nostalgia, and fed off his dreams

And he realized it's impossible to break their routine,

He was trapped in a river, forever fighting the stream

He wanted to stay...just for one day to forget,

That every person who he met was trapped in lives that they lead

That the best years of his life were probably already lived

As wasted efforts of a kid who did his best to fit in

This couldn't be it, perhaps he didn't choose the right day

Were they just beauty with no substance in them, like a light ray?

He wasn't the same, he tried hard not to think of it

Confined to dark skies to trace stars with his fingertips

What's the most common feeling you have?

And who do you think about whenever you're lonely?

What keeps you up at night, alone in your bed?

Before sleep steals you away from whatever you're holding?

These things define your identity's worth

From your first breath upon this earth until your entity's dirt

And it hurts to only feel at home when I'm on my own,

But with the others, it just feels like we're together alone

It's better to roam, torn, than forget and conform

Cause if you never choose to die, then you can never be born

Now my feathers have grown back; it's strength that I lack

To stretch my wings and find a place that doesn't make me adapt

You see I met him, that man, I said "I'm done being lied to"

He said "If you're second to nobody then nobody's like you"

Go on, but leave something on the day that you're gone

And so before I gave up on the world I left her a song

I'm not of this earth, I never was, and I never belonged

I was born as an owl in river of swans

I feel cursed, like the way that I've been living is wrong

So I'm gone, the show's over, I'm above and beyond