John Reuben Album: The Boy vs. The Cynic Track: Boy vs. The Cynic
Boy vs. The Cynic Lyrics
I tried to communicate, I tried to relate Now all I wanna do is escape And vanish into fantasies I ventured out of the galaxy Into the outer regions Where folks believe in something Much much bigger than their demons And aren't controlled by their circumstances Sounds romantic, well dance with it slowly And here my failures don't control me It's a place of solitude but I'm not lonely And it's beautiful but lets be reasonable It's just not real It just plays with your imagination And for a moment or two, can make time stand still But when it's over all you have is a memory I had to leave cuz the real world was calling me Left my youth in pursuit of the truth And gained a world of dishonesty
I see your innocence and evny it I reminisce of mine and remember it Full of peace, full of hope, full of truth I remember when I used to be you Before you became me I see your innocence and evny it I reminisce of mine and remember it Full of peace, full of hope, full of truth I remember when I used to be you Before you became me
It's sort of overwhelming It didn't seem like I was storytelling But you didn't believe me when I told you That I could see my hopes and dreams Come alive as it seems But there's a time and place for everything Well I left my imagination there Now it's only what I can Touch, see, taste and hear with my natural senses I wish I could stretch the limits But my defenses keep me limited From the boundaries I set, so I won't get burned again Sure I'd like to be optimistic That doesn't line up well with reality So I'll go to sleep now and dream of A younger, healthier, better me
I see your innocence and evny it I reminisce of mine and remember it Full of peace, full of hope, full of truth I remember when I used to be you Before you became me I see your innocence and evny it I reminisce of mine and remember it Full of peace, full of hope, full of truth I remember when I used to be you Before you became me
Don't mistake innocence for ignorance Don't mistake purity for inexperience Don't mistake humility for weakness I sincerely mean this You understand more than you know There's no goal like piece of mind So what else are you trying to find? What's left? Except regret and heartache And yes, your heart will break and go numb Lots of times before this life is done You'll look for answers but there's just one Patience one day will make sense But waiting is a pinch waking you up From the worlds you've made up The one where you dream And the one where you gave up Time to create a new atmosphere Where the boy and the cynic can both play fair
