Where I Was From

My voluntary exile

Just like the three denials

Came before the break of day

Where I was from

That's how unconditional love was repaid

The familiar, the serene

Could not compete with

The billion other me's

As viewed on glowing screens

In wish-fulfilling scenes

So soon the moment came

I knew I'd leave

Where I was from

I learned about the sentimental type

I learned what becomes of those

Who can't accept that their innocence has died

Where I was from

The accents are strange

And the people

Are in their ways

Where I was from (Where I was from)

Roam the ghosts of my life

Where I was from

Is where I will

Is where I will

Where I was from

The accents are strange

Where I was from

They're set in their ways

Where I was from

Roam the ghosts of my life

And where I am from

Is where I will die

Who will lead me back

To the ceremonies of innocence

To what it was, and what it meant

Who will lead me back?

Who will lead me?

Who will lead me back

To the ceremonies of innocence?