I've been kinda having trouble sleeping
There's stories in my head that I think people would adore
I'm gonna be a prophet for the masses
I'm gonna bring them every message they've been waiting for
From on high

I guess this is the best that I could ask for
A couple spiral notebooks and a hollow old guitar
'Cause people pay attention when you're singing
So many people feeling lost, I wanna show them where they are
And where they could be
With love songs, wounds healed but
They are not real

I'm searching for a beautiful lie
Something we can all believe, 'cause
True stories always make me cry
Let's stay inside this pretty dream
And I promise you this fiction's gonna
Carry us along
'Til we're all arriving safely
In a place that we'll call home and belong

Both of our swords are drawn and bloody
Fighting back to back against a monstrous evil horde
I won't betray the trust you gave me
Love will make us strong enough to make it through the war
Stay with me, despite the bleeding
We go on

My friends and I are tattered rebels
We're gonna overthrow the government real soon
They'll recognize it for the better
Right when we've fed the poor and colonized the moon
Like Stephen Hawking recommended awhile back, we'll
Get earth on track

I'm searching for a beautiful lie
Something we can all believe, 'cause
True stories always make me cry
Let's stay inside this pretty dream
And I promise you this fiction's gonna
Carry us along
'Til we're all arriving safely
In a place that we'll call home and belong

My sun is down on the horizon
I kiss my heroine and ride into the night
My dad is proud but mama's sniffling
Because I run away in every song I write
Gotta be free
I guess it's me
Heart in a cast without a past to bother me
Here in a place that's never cold
Don't have to worry about my parents
Or salvation for my soul
'Cause in the world I'm dreaming of
Anyone can fall in love
We'll slide into a better ending
Like an old familiar glove
It's great, it's fake, it's lovely
This dream