Lyrics
I really want to know
I am eager to understand
What you had in store
Curious about your intentions
I couldn't really tell
Uncertain, couldn't discern clearly
Perhaps it's just as well
Possibly, ignorance is preferable
I came here with a dream
Arrived with a personal aspiration
And I just had to see
Felt compelled to witness
If my dream would soar
If my dream would prosper
I knocked on every door
Explored every opportunity
His whole life was written
His entire life predetermined
Written there inside
Documented within
The new weekly bible
A contemporary guide
His modern T.V. Guide
Newspaper, television listings
Every night he stares back at the screen, yeah
Nightly fixation on the screen
A man only sees want he wants to see
Perception limited to desires
When he's in his mind
Inner thoughts dictate
Where he is that he wants to be
Where he envisions himself
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Exists in a sheltered realm
Won't you take a chance on this night
Encouragement to embrace the night
And follow me
Invitation to accompany
Won't you follow me (repeat)
Reiteration of the invitation
Don't need no super heros
No need for extraordinary figures
Don't need no movie stars
No reliance on celebrities
Don't need no politicians
Rejecting political influence
In big black shiny cars
Disregard for opulence
Don't need no preacher
No need for religious guidance
Whose church is my T.V.
TV as a substitute for spirituality
A man only sees what he wants to see
Selective perception prevails
When he's in his mind
Mental confines shape reality
Where he is what he wants to be
Aspires to be where his mind dwells
Living in a world where he's safe from reality
Seeking refuge from the truth
Won't you take a chance on this night child
Encouragement to take a risk
And follow me
Request to accompany on the journey
Won't you follow me (repeat)
Reiteration of the request
Once was a broken hero
Previously a flawed hero
The kind that we all know
Familiar archetype
The kind that hides inside us
Internalized, hidden within
For we never show
Unrevealed, kept from display
The kind we say that could never be me
Denies personal connection
His whole life was written
Life predetermined and documented
Written there inside
Recorded in contemporary sources
The new weekly bible
Modern equivalent of guidance
His modern T.V. Guide
TV listings as a guide
Stare back at the screen, yeah yeah
Fixated on the screen
A man only sees want he wants to see
Perception limited to desires
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