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We grow old and our skin grows cold
And now I'm wondering how
This shit will play itself out
We ran with mythical creatures
But now we're running out of time
As we collectively play catch up
We haven't left the starting line
It's a sad state that I'm in
This is where my mind has been
I'm a bundle of potential
So don't you try and get ahead
No hope from the supernatural
Yeah, you know what Nietzsche said
I'm a bundle of potential
And it's getting to my head
It sounds cliche to babble on how I'm tired
I'm not the first and sure as hell won't be the last
To look out of their front window
And see what we're fighting for
Then turn on the television
And flip through the day shows like a chore
It's a sad state that I'm in
This is where my mind has been
I'm a bundle of potential
So don't you try and get ahead
No hope from the supernatural
Yeah, you know what Nietzsche said
I'm a bundle of potential
And it's getting to my head
Ain't it a shame that the young waste their youth
As the old sit and watch their movies that they produced
And they all stick around hoping a sequel will preview
It's a sad state that we're in

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from The Dead Years, released January 22, 2016

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