New World

I was hunting beasts for the warmth in the wild
Like my ancestors did with war paints on their faces
But now I am stuck inside brick and plaster
I see nature through a stained-glass window
So out of touch with everything else
I don't understand what urges I feel
We can smash things up and drink and free
Ourselves from the ashes of the past
But throwing rocks through the barriers
Won't erase what's now attached

So what if I sail to a New World
Where avalanches aren't just empty threats?
I'd stand on top of the mountains
And scream loud enough to drown myself

I was sitting silently beside the sea
Like my ancestors did in times of outer peace
But I had plans to trash the place
In hopes of finding my inner peace
And now I'm fighting battles against everyone
There's not release for the intangibles
You say you want to live fast and die young
But haven't we been dead since that day
We threw ourselves into the wind
With no control over anything but how
We viewed the other hostages we took

I'd sail today
God damn, I'll sail today