Album: The Century of Self (2009)
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  • Well I had a dream that I received a prophecy
    Predictions and vision to be written by me
    But I didn't want them to come true, I was afraid
    So I decided to run away
    But what could I run to, where could I go?
    If I showed my face, all the angry prophets would know
    I rand into the wilderness, ran into the cold
    I screamed why, oh why did I ever run away?

    Don't disturb those fields of coal
    For they may turn to gold
    And if they break you, don't let them run away
    With your soul

    Knights in white lighting shot out of the remote
    They said stand and be reckoned, I begged please, let me go
    They said uh-uh, no way, you've gotta come true
    We can't let you run away

    But I was taught by my mother not to do as I was bid
    I always tried to do good but I was just a bad kid
    They kicked me out of their schools, they didn't like what I did
    And since then I've always been a little runaway

    Don't disturb those fields of coal
    For they may turn to gold
    And if they break you, don't let them run away
    With your soul

    I had a dream that I was an alien
    And in a ship of white diamond I was encircling the sun
    But the ship lost control, I got too close, and I couldn't turn away
    The force of its gravity sucked me right in
    But it didn't burn solid like the other suns did
    Inside was a stage and they wanted me to play
    I screamed why, oh why? Would you just let me run away?

    Don't disturb those fields of coal
    For they may turn to gold
    And if they break you, don't let them run away
    With your soul Publisher: 2004 STEAL OUR MUSIC
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