Ashes

If I were to cut my hair Or dye it funny colours Or if I were to overshare And jump from one trend to the other Would you tell me I was brave? Or that I threw it all away? If I were to sell my clothes And live amongst the trees Or if I were to diagnose myself With yet another blind disease of the mind Would you still be kind? So I'll hope and I'll stay Forever this way But I will not forget the way it made me feel People in the dark, they just don't get it, no They're runnin' in the light, with ashes in their spirit, oh They don't know you like I do, I do And they don't see where you run to And so you put down the pen And you leave your life behind That you were secure in But the way it was designed Doesn't do it anymore And who do you do it for? Who do you do it for? People in the dark, they just don't get it, no They're runnin' in the light, with ashes in their spirit, oh They don't know you like I do, I do And they don't see where you run to, run to Just take a little time and get yourself together If you're waiting in a line Don't say you'll wait forever, no They don't know you like I do, I do And they don't see where you run to Cause all is lost but something must be found Just take your time and have a look around At the many faces in the crowd People in the dark, they just don't get it, no They're runnin' in the light, with ashes in their spirit, oh They don't know you like I do, I do And they don't see where you run to, run to Just take a little time and get yourself together If you're waiting in a line Don't say you'll wait forever, no They don't know you like I do, I do And they don't see what you run to, run to