I Hope to See You Again
Rediscovering Innocence: Noel Reuben's Reflection on Childhood and Choices
Lyrics
I’ll take you back
I will transport you back
To when you were a child
To your childhood days
The smiles, the laughs, and the little things
Remembering the joy, laughter, and small moments
I’ll take you back
I will take you back again
To when you lived a lie
To a time when you lived a falsehood
I smile at you and your silly things
Smiling at you and your trivial concerns
Ma, don’t take me to school
Mother, don't escort me to school
It gets scary
It becomes frightening
The teachers don’t treat me that well
The teachers don't treat me well
I connected the dots
I connected the dots and recited my numbers
And recited my numbers
Contemplating if that's good enough
I wonder if that good enough
I express the desire to meet you again
I hope to see you again
I express the desire to meet you, my friend
I hope to see you my friend
They seem happy but are barely alive
They’re happy, but barely alive
Not for us to determine
That’s not for me and you to decide
A powerful punch to your face and mine
A right hook to your face and mine
You leave my side after the altercation
You walk away leaving my side
I'm content, but barely alive
I’m happy but barely alive
The same repetitive lullaby
The same old lullaby
I will wake you up
I’ll wake you up
So you can witness the trees
So you can see the trees
The leaves and the sky, not present in your dreams
The leaves, the sky that’s not in your dreams
I will wake you up once more
I’ll wake you up
So you can hear the drums
So you can hear the drums
That resonate in my mind like Billy Jean
That run in my head like Billy Jean
Mother, don't bring me to church
Ma, don’t take me to church
It instills fear in me
It just scares me
There's beauty beyond those confined walls
There’s beauty outside those four walls
I endured the verse
I sat through the verse
I sang the chorus passionately
I belted the chorus
That's when I realized I was lost
And that’s when I knew I was gone
I express the desire to meet you again
I hope to see you again
I express the desire to meet you, my friend
I hope to see you my friend
They seem happy but are barely alive
They’re happy, but barely alive
Not for us to determine
That’s not for me and you to decide
A powerful punch to your face and mine
A right hook to your face and mine
You leave my side after the altercation
You walk away leaving my side
I'm content, but barely alive
I’m happy but barely alive
The same repetitive lullaby
The same old lullaby
I will wake you up
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