The Glimpse

They found him in a cabin in the woods, Broken Bordered in by nails and some wood, plank wood They snuck in through the back door, hinge broke Saw him lying in the middle of the floor with his eyes closed He was the father of a family of seven, well eight The youngest committed suicide in eighth grade What kind of father would he be if he was ok? But he just started talking to his eldest, gave him a clean slate He filed a lawsuit to his wife, saying it was her fault He didn't really mean it, but he hadn't talked to her since last fall He never really got over being shy He wanted to move the stitch from his mouth to his eyes So, the old man said "Set me free, set me free, man My children hardly know my face Break me free, break me free, man Can we forget what is at stake? Set me free, set me free, man I'm a coward, last I checked I will be a coward Don't let me glimpse what happens next" He told them all stories 'bout how he got broke Said, after every job, he got a pen and left notes 'bout how he didn't think that this was the one But he couldn't really start off moving on He went in as a parent who had all the right intentions He would read stories to his children in their bedrooms He couldn't have been happier with what he had been given Though there was nothing he found harder than to live in it He could handle moments, over days, over years Then when he's alone he'd count his love by his tears But over the course of being told it was a lifetime How could he project himself out there for a lifetime? So, the old man said "Set me free, set me free, man My children hardly know my face Break me free, break me free, man Can we forget what is at stake? Set me free, set me free, man I'm a coward, last I checked I will be a coward Don't let me glimpse what happens next" We rushed the old man to the hospital He said it wasn't it wasn't optional He was dead, but he never died He had the option to resent his phone He could call home Instead, he made it up to them a second time They said he was a prophet who predicted the Perfect picture every time he was on stage They said he had "The Glimpse" in him since grade 9 What a cheating way to tear your life They know the future by doing the same thing every time A-Thousand Eyes are worth nothing if I'd rather be blind What if I never change and seize to speak when I get older That's my biggest fear, let's hope to reach a different day So, the old man said "Set me free, set me free, man My children hardly know my face Break me free, break me free, man Can we forget what is at stake? Set me free, set me free, man I'm a coward, last I checked I will be a coward Don't let me glimpse what happens next" We will never believe We are bound to your patterns and your grip And all the cowards have a chance To prove to the brave that they are wrong We will never believe We are bound to your patterns and your grip And all the cowards have a chance To prove to the brave We don't have the