Instant Love

I've got to make peace with this beast It keeps on taking pieces of me The grass is green as can be But it's always just out of my reach I'm tethered by the brightest string The lightest tug will pull me back in The glow has captivated me So much that I don't want to be free Oh, I can't go back, I've seen too much I can't pretend I've never felt the touch Of a thousand hands, applauding me For taking up a moment on their screen Pretending like there's nothing artificial in the scene Why does instant love not fill you up The numbers say it surely is enough Why does the feeling fade so fast Oh how come validation never lasts If I could only get it right I'd never have to come down from this high I'm signing on the dotted line I promise to return to you each night Oh, I can't go back, I've seen too much I can't pretend I've never felt the touch Of a thousand hands, applauding me For taking up a moment on their screen Pretending like there's nothing artificial in the scene Oh, it's a cycle that I crave The sugar rush that dissipates So bright it's hard to look away It's burning me and still I stay It's better to be mindlessly Haunted by the possibilities Dancing across the screen Than to wonder what it's all supposed to mean Than to wonder what it's all supposed to mean Than to wonder what it's all supposed to mean Than to wonder what it's all supposed to mean Oh, it's a temporary high It's warm, but it barely lasts the night And oh, the illusion is so sweet I don't think that I could stand I don't think that I could stand I don't think that I could stand I don't think that I could stand I don't think that I could stand To be released