Recent Songs: Strange Optimism

Strange Optimism


I have found
A strange optimism
On the eve of destruction
I am pulled against my self
Over half the things I’ve said
I want to throw to the flames
Watch this old persona burn
With a smile on my face
When you tell me…

That you’re only gonna break my heart
As if I didn’t know that
As if I didn’t know
But honey, don’t ya know…
That for the thousand ways you might find
I’d still find – a way to break it on my own

Cause I’m a do-it-yourself guy
A do-it-yourself guy
Oh…
Oh… I’m
A do-it-yourself guy
A do-it-yourself guy
So don’t try…
So honey, let it go

I have found
A strange opposition
It draws me closer every day
Just to drag me along the edge
'Til over half the things I’ve done
I want them lost in the flames
But if it costs your bridge to burn
I’d try and come back - somehow, someway

You say you’re only gonna break my heart
As if I didn’t know that
As if I didn’t know
But honey, don’t ya know…
And for the thousand ways you might find
I’d still find – a way to break it on my own

Cause I’m a do-it-yourself guy
A do-it-yourself guy
Oh…
Oh… I'm
A do-it-yourself guy
A do-it-yourself guy
But sometimes, why…
Must I break everything alone?


October 27, 2015