Mirage City

There's a place I wanna go

'Cause my ma and pa, they fight at home

And though my feet may never grace the sand

It helps to give me hope

Where the waters flow superluminally

And where tachyons light heavenly

Where Chang'e plays her superstrings

They call it M.C.

What would it mean to be a beam travelling like lightning?

Across cosmic ravine and to the city I have seen

In the nazar of my eye, the skyline

At once dead and alive

To see that picture in my mind, pull focus on the lens of time

Waves crashing down like a lion pride roar

Beyond the break a heavenly haven shimmers in the open water

The fortune teller never predicted this in her crystal ball

Is that a city drifting from afar or a reflection mirage?

In the mirror ripples I get lost

Wondering 'bout my ma and pa and the little town where I'm from

If only I could swim or sail across

To the Mirage City where my prayers are answered by the Lord

I can't wait to leave this nightmare behind

I see it so clearly now; you're springtime and I'm ice

So I'll leave you with a message that I wrote

It says:

"Your shadow ain't burnt into my soul anymore"

So I follow the crow (Blood on the road)

And the prey of eagles (Chained to my throat)

I am suffering no more

But it's just a mirage in the wind disappearing

Yeah

So I build my own Chimera and face up to its hate

I'm sick of being a scared little cunt that sleeps through all my dreams

I'm done with this city and the hurt that it's caused

Reflection on the back of my shirt

I'm done treading water in the sea of doubt

I ain't a backpacker caught in a rip, yeah

I die if I stay here, reborn if I leave

It's time for me to say goodbye to Mirage City