Silver Lining

I live inside a paper box

Behind all kinds of burglar alarms and fancy locks

I keep my idle thoughts at bay

With the kinds of idols they used to carve from rock and clay

I've got a dream that no one sees

One that's underneath my fingers with such ease

I've got a dream that gives me chills

And a solid silver lining stronger than my sleeping pills

And the wind in the winter

And the words that grow a little bitter

With the passing days

Can't seem to turn my silver gray

'Cause the world is quiet

Compared to the riot

That's right in front of me

Friendships get a little colder

This repetition gets me down

This repetition gets me down

The tunnel leading upward always circles back around

I think I'll lose my living will

If I don't go to the altar for my dopamine refill

But nothing's ever quite that bad

I'm a middle class survivor with a physics undergrad

And after all I've got my dream

Spinning ever closer on my 4 by 2 inch screen

And the wind in the winter

And the words that grow a little bitter

With the passing days

Can't seem to turn my silver gray

'Cause the world is quiet

Compared to the riot

That's right in front of me

Friendships get a little colder

I get a little older

Riddles and elections

Image of perfection

Sell your wares to me

Comedy and mourning

War and global warming

Seem to be

The antidote for boring

Ever rewarding

Give your love to me

My world is silver

And it mustn't ever dull

Because the minute I'm alone

Inside this paper box I know

It will be gray, all gray