Closer

Self starter since the age of ten I didn't know I'd have to go down fighting 
down this road 
Again class clown to a corner I was bound a dunce cap wearing. Real God fearin 
who never 
made a sound 

I cut my head out of the classroom picture and thought that I was the victor I was blind 

Now I'm closer to the ideal complexion 
Closer for my own protection 
Closer to the edge 

I never thought that I could be so blind 

A white shirt plaid tie wearing, child prodigy 
Two steps from sanity 
One from the edge 

A glance away from a face that shatters me 
As photogenic as a freak 
Poster boy for the meek 
Pale face and week, 
God damn, my future looks bleak 

I cut my head out of the classroom picture and thought that I was the victor I was blind 

I'm closer to the ideal complexion 
Closer for my own protection 
closer to the edge 

I never thought that I could be so blind blind