[Verse 1]
In the brain,
In the engine room,
The game is a row
I got fires to put out
In the rain,
On the eastbound train,
Rushing towards
Some kind of future

[Pre-Chorus]
Where you found me
In a lonely wooden tower
Nothing's more real than what it is
And I’m trying to show you:

[Chorus 1]
And I never expect
You to deliver me
Well, I never wanted
Anything easily
Everything's changing,
But we gotta stay for real

[Chorus 2]
And the way that we speak
Is coming out differently
Nothing we wish for
Ever comes easily
Everything's changing,
But we got to stay for real.
[Verse 2]
Don’t be vain
Don’t swallow the bloom
Keep it plain and devout
As the fires burn out
In my brain
In an unlit lane
Marking a road that leads to nowhere

[Pre-Chorus]
Where you found me
In a lonely wooden tower
Nothing's more real than what it is
That’s what I’m trying to show you:

[Chorus 1]
And I never expect
You to deliver me
Well, I never wanted
Anything easily
Everything's changing,
But we gotta stay for real

[Chorus 2]
And the way that we speak
Is coming out differently
Nothing we wish for
Ever comes easily
Everything's changing,
But we gotta stay for real