To the dreamers, to the teachers
To those heading overseas with no visas
Stay seeking, keep reaching, remain eager
Damn, it’s been one hell of a season
That’s the part about being a believer
It goes beyond, it starts to defy reason
Why? otherwise it be too easy
Most rather be catching z’s, serene
And clean linen sheets but please
These visions and premonitions require
Repeat, repeat, repeat, repeat
Swept the trash, treasure caught up in the sieve
Stack keepsakes for weeks straight
Got hoarding in my jeans
It’s all locked away but never throw away the key
No tricks, get my hands dirty rolling up my sleeves
Planting seeds anticipating trees, autumn leaves
When I read the news, I pray to the Lord for peace
So try harder, I ought to, I want to
Someone tell me where to start from other than the heart
Left Gotham in the nights dark
I found my light through fine art
Just looking and listening, calm as a fisherman
There’s a difference between ideas and initiative
The latter’s where the mission lives
And the former sparks, the kindling
Go gather with your family ‘round the fire
This winter is blistering, come to think of it, it isn’t
That’s a predicament indicative of time’s we’re living in
So pay attention, isn’t it is what it is
[?] do I do diligence
So what’s legitimate? so loosens intricate
How industry is deeply woven in our filament
It’s all feels and all stares I’m all ears
We’re on air, can I get a couple witnesses?
Au contraire, is anybody there? do y’all care?
If’s so, let me hear an “aww yeah” *aww yeah!*
Been waiting for that moment, aww yeah
In my life I want to build an armchair
To sit in while I look into the distance reminiscing
All the things I did, not regretting what I didn’t
All the favors, all of the granted wishes
Reciprocally transmitted, for the blessings I’ve been given
Keep thinking ‘bout how to leave an imprint
Even for a fraction of an instant
So I pass it to my children
If they could pass it onto theirs
Like “That right there is your grandfather’s chair
He made it with his bare hands, now it’s yours to take care of
Now take a load off so go on to draw your own ark
Be a force, overcome all those odds
That’ll hold you close to the hall in the hopes that you’ll fall
But just recall you got to give it all of your heart
Go ahead, leave yourself in awe like “damn y’all!”
So when you sit there, pull an idea out of thin air
Think of your grandpa who really understands
What kind of life you’re leading
And there’s reasons for believing in the dreamers
Despite people’s fear is in their feelings”
So to the dreamers, to the teachers
To those heading overseas with no visas
Stay seeking, keep reaching, remain eager