(Verse 1)
A wise man once said, you can do anything in this world that you put your mind to, but that wise man's dead, he couldn't overcome death, so maybe he lied, too, it's blindin' me, but I can see the time I need might exceed this life I lead, the line between wants and needs blurs, what I need's out of reach, what I want's not first, it grinds on my gears, it works on my nerves, the curse of a loner, scourge of the Earth, I search for the words to express it, pensive 'cause every entrance looks like an exit, it seems like the pride in me dies, the same moment I take my eye off the prize, so I'm caught between the side of a lie and a restaurant where I eat pie in the sky
(Chorus)
And I wish I knew what it is that I should do, yeah, I wish I knew what it is that I should do, I wish I knew what I should do, 'cause I'm gettin' mixed signals, nothin' ever gets to be simple
(Verse 2)
The sun can shine on cloudy days, hope can float as you row your boat in and out this maze, flooded by ten thousand lakes, my cup runneth over, then it dries up, every ounce away, looking down today, then up tomorrow, but sometimes the diamonds we mine are really charcoal, gettin' burned as you learn, branching out like a fern, but feeling uprooted 'cause I'm startled, by these new things I find comfortin', 'cause red herrings swim in my circumference, must be in love with this hatred because I feel it so much the real looks like fakeness, patience may be a virtue, but it's got me anxious and it really hurts, too, still waitin', don't know what to do, 'cause I'm drawing blanks and I feel confused
(Chorus)
And I wish I knew what it is that I should do, yeah, I wish I knew what it is that I should do, I wish I knew what I should do, 'cause I'm gettin' mixed signals, nothin' ever gets to be simple
credits
from The Chris Tape, Volume Two,
released August 15, 2012
Vocals written and performed by Christopher Michael Jensen.