Sophisticated Thief

I've chosen stability over passion

Just in the hope that I will get some

Footholds to take me up the successive rungs

To somewhere I am not deserving of

Eyes closed, ridiculous that I'd still get here

With my eyes closed

Sophisticated thief

He's only gone and stolen someone's opportunity

Acquired life chances that come with lifetime guarantees

But it's okay 'cause I'm a sophisticated thief

No, I don’t mean to sound ungrateful

Too heavy to conceal

The joke of this accessible position

Becomes a bit too real when you're a

Sophisticated thief

Undoubtedly valid investments for society

'Cause who else is going to wake up after the sun's been seen?

And powder every surface sky high into snowy peaks

Prestige is lost thanks to the sophisticated thief

Sophisticated thief

Returns to the scene of the crime for the third time this week

For someone to bring in some justice seeming unlikely

When I've only stolen some life chances I'm guaranteed

But it’s okay 'cause no one longs for what they've never seen

Canned laughter is the only part left that's necessary

To turn this mess up as situational comedy

I'll float about 'til I'm impeached

Quaint, not aggressive, I'm a sophisticated thief