Eyes Wide Open

No more waving the flag

I'm so done with all of that

This party is so old hat

Fireworks and acrobats

Hush now stay in your lane

You'll make no difference in any case

Logic has taken flight

On a tightrope walking tip toe through my mind

Came in with my eyes wide open

Now I'm a stranger in my own head

My resistance folded

When yesterday dealt me such a strange hand

To be the last one standing

I'm here waiting holding the line

I'm in no mood to compromise

Back where it all begun

It all adds up to a zero sum

Came in with my eyes wide open

Now I'm a stranger in my own head

My resistance folded

When yesterday dealt me such a strange hand

To be the last one standing

Side by side the matchstick groom and bride

Put all their focus all their pride

Into carving out a niche that makes their universe complete

Puts a mirror to the face and lets the madness take its place

Among the pantheon of greats inside your head

Deep inside the blueprint written neat

By shylocks fat with rent to seek

The rule of finder's keepers left the makers begging please