Second-hand Dreams

Breathing recycled air I can hear it filtering its way through all the vents above my head They've locked the windows worried that we'll go ahead and jump Perpetually on a cusp of a better life We're going through the motions prescribed by the tribe It's easier this way We tell ourselves today We stay Second-hand dreams Swallow the world we breathe in Breaking those seals Letting the air in We stayed indoors And did our chores alone For way too long Breathing recycled air Wandering through cubicles identically grey Saving for the future we forget to live today We fray Kaleidoscope of ever-moving fragments All the blessings and the mysteries And chances and hope We're drowning out our thoughts With dashes and the dots We stay! Second-hand dreams Swallow the world we breathe in Breaking those seals Letting the air in We stayed indoors And did our chores alone For way too long The sky catches fire When the sun goes down tonight And we feel inspired To spread our arms and try to take flight We live someone else's dreams But that's okay - We're still learning what it means Still learning what it means Second-hand dreams Swallow the world we breathe in Breaking those seals Letting the air in Stayed indoors And did our chores alone For way too long Second-hand dreams Swallow the world we breathe in Breaking those seals Letting the air in We stayed indoors And did our chores alone For way too long