Devout Lunatic

I have no compassion
for the possessive
I have no understanding
of the obsessive

call this unbearable
so you don't have to know
what it's like to feel
to love and to grow

I question most things
to distract the cliche
you can't learn anything
if you already know the way

my clouds hold knowledge
the rain, the truth
wash away ignorance
you wash away youth

I know myself
because I know my friends
I read every letter
that the mockingbird sends

seldom do we find
a river so dry
as the hearts of the people
that make loved ones cry

I swear up and down
for the adrenaline rush
I sit and wait patiently
for the imminent crush

your words are of fire
but your mind is cold
you live for nothing
just to do what your told

I'm a devout lunatic
'cause I can't stand the sane
I build these walls
'cause I can't stand the pain

my madness is pleasure
there are no rules
to follow an invisible line
is the hobby of fools

tragic to speak
and only spread hate
a believer of reason
not one of fate

we create life
and destroy ourselves
put you prejudice
back on the shelves

I listen to silence
your words are too loud
I'd tell you my secret
but I'm afraid you're too proud