Let's not go pulling teeth
I think I found my speed 
I think I'm in too deep 

I've seen it in shades of red 
I think I've been misled 
I think I've been asleep

But after all this time 
I wonder why you can't just let it go 

It's always on my mind 
You need to know 
You really need to know 

I grew from a different seed 
Guess I'm a different breed 
Guess I should just secede 

The colors we see aren't green
Our idols are not obscene 
Our fire's not fueled by greed 

But after all this time 
I'd think you'd know that I've been feeling low 

It's always on my mind 
You need to know 
You really need to know

[Abdiel Singleton]
How can you live a life of your own 
If you can't decide your destination 
How can you choose your own path
If someone else keeps creating it 
And the only reason they told you 
To follow someone was because they were famous 
Because they provided the keys to freedom 
And they told you that you wouldn't make it 
If you didn't follow the tracks 
That was already planted 
Right when you thought 
There was no way to escape it
I had to break formation 
In order to command it 
Even if it's dangerous 
I treated "no" like a foreign language 
I don't think I can understand it 
I don't think I can comprehend it
This chip to surrender was never implanted 
So I took a step in restricted areas 
I didn't need my permission granted 
I sit in rooms with my posture slanted 
I won't even listen to my parents 
I'm the rebellion 
The brilliant alien that stands out 
From a million civilians 
Who now wouldn't dare to correct me 
Just because they don't know how to object me 
The can't control the strings on me 
I'm a different being 
They told me to stop right now
But I only proceeded in what I was seeking 
Multiple directions is what I needed 
That's how I keep on dreaming 
In what's worth believing in 
Because I choose to believe it 

But after all this time 
I'd love for you to know the wind just blows 

It's always on my mind 
You need to know 
You really need to know 

Let's not go pulling teeth 
I think I found my speed 
I think I'm in too deep 

I've seen it in shades of red 
I think I've been misled 
I think I've been asleep