Message Man - Glow Lyrics

Many sparrows to many sparrows, very narrow
Am I the villain of the story or a fallen hero?
Some thoughts intriguing, but some shoot through like an arrow
Got me wondering the composition of my marrow

When I walk the pier I see but can't spot what I seek
Something inside nagging but what I view seems so bleak
Many mouths sound off, but no one really speaks
In this city we feed and nurture, but walk with our hearts that leak

Few trees droop, once bloomed, now wilt
It makes me wonder, warning do not ponder
Should we feel this guilt, a testament to what we built
That sort of idea can kill, warning, do not wander

Walls up, literally and mentally we stay armed
Mugs moving about, these expressions are carved
How can you long for something you've never known
These bones and tissues born scarred and starved

I'm scared that eyes watching me
Can see that I'm cooking up theories
This idea that they brainwashed, this image
My destiny, clemency and my privilege

I want to glow but I do not know
What they will say, we all stay low
That's why we all live in shadow
But how will I know if I never do go?

But I
I don't glow
I
I don't glow
I don't glow
I just wanna know what it's like to glow

But I
I don't glow
I
I don't glow
I don't glow
I just wanna know what it's like to glow

But I wanna know that,
Wanna, wanna go back
Back, back to the habitat
With blooms that aren't shades of black

But I
I don't glow
I
I don't glow
I don't glow
I just wanna know what it's like to glow

Who do I trust when open mouths turn to dust
I want to try, but don't turn a blind eye
Most often these hidden motives underlie
Often that's the reason we disguise and comply

Maybe those rays of sunshine clear minds
Maybe if I go outside I'll see clear signs
Maybe there lies something under your canopy
But it's hard to see if I sit in here anxiously

Or maybe there's people awaiting like a cavalry
Waiting with crazed jaws, famished for my flaws
Ready with drawn claws from big paws
No alchemy, you're always gnawing, but I sit here absently

Bone dry but no blue sky
Right to die in my Minds eye
But it never sleeps, no it never dies
It's do or die, please stand by

I'm scared that eyes watching me
Can see that I'm cooking up theories
This idea that they brainwashed, this image
My destiny, clemency and my privilege

I want to glow but I do not know-
What they will say, we all stay low
That's why we all live in shadow
But how will I know if I never do go?

But I
I don't glow
I
I don't glow
I don't glow
I just wanna know what it's like to glow

But I
I don't glow
I
I don't glow
I don't glow
I just wanna know what it's like to glow

But I wanna know that
Wanna, wanna go back
Back, back to the habitat
With blooms that aren't shades of black

But I
I don't glow
I
I don't glow
I don't glow
I just wanna know what it's like to glow