World Apart

Driving back to Philadelphia

But there's nothing for me there

Now the books would say that's romance

But I don't even care

I just want someone to look at me

The way my father looks at nature

A cataclysmic revelation

An over-exaggeration

I wanna rip my world apart

What's it gonna take to restart?

I came alive in the fire tonight

And I danced on the streets of this town

I railed against everything they taught me

But I wouldn't burn it down

What's wrong with a little rebellion?

What's the point of getting paid?

I spend a quarter of my income just to say what I have to say

It's relentless oblivion

It's a cosmic insignificance

If nothing matters, then I think that it's alright

It's impossible we're here at the same time

I track dirt into my parents' house

And I see the good in my dog's eyes

She doesn't know how big the world is

But she'd never leave my side

I wanna rip my world apart

What's it gonna take to restart?

I wanna run until I drop

What's gonna make my heart stop?

I run my fingers through the water

I slam my head against the concrete

I keep a replica Colt .45 between my mattress and box spring

But I know that the end is coming

I can feel it closing in

And if no one's actually out there

Then I'm all alone in this

I wanna rip my world apart

What's it gonna take to restart?

I wanna run until I drop

What's gonna make my heart stop?