Circumstances

A boy alone, and so far from home

Endless rooftops from my window

I felt the gloom of empty rooms

On rainy afternoons



Sometimes in confusion

I felt so lost and disillusioned

Innocence gave me confidence

To go up against reality



All the same

We take our chances

Laughed at by Time

Tricked by circumstances

Plus ça change

Plus c'est la même chose

The more that things change

The more they stay the same



Now I've gained some understanding

Of the only world that we see

Things that I once dreamed of

Have become reality



These walls that still surround me

Still contain the same old me

Just one more who's searching for

A world that ought to be