The World That Never Was

Surrounded by a sea of people, white noise Their lips don't match what I hear, twisted white noise Sound doesn't travel far and I end up mixing metaphor I'm here without being here off in a world unseen At least 'till I realize it's a world that's never been Surrounded I start to drift deep into my mind Streams of thought intertwine, and soon I'll leave it all behind I'm here without being here off in a world unseen At least 'till I realize it's a world that's never been Dreaming of disaster I drift even deeper still I can find whole worlds in this prodigal of mine Perfectly content until I realize they're stories, nothing more Context fictitious; my world is distant Eyes open wide while blind to real life Hopelessly caught between it all This journey ends full circle I'm here without being here off in a world unseen At least 'till I realize it's a world that's never been Tell me something stupid Tell me that I'm just one man Tell me that I'm trapped inside This world that never was Tell me that I'll never make it Tell me that I'm just afraid Tell me how weak I am for wishing to escape