This boy looked at his life 
And with his sharpest knife 
He aimed to carve out the things you can't erase 

Though his effort was noble 
He came with nothing to show for 
Quiet audience, that now turned their eyes from his face 

He had the unmistakable feeling 
That he'd finally hit the ceiling 
When you know there's no time left to take 

And the circle of his whole existence 
Wore down just from resistance 
And that was all he needed to see 
To break free 

Oh, yeah 

And when he'd finally finished the letter 
This time he thought of it better 
He knew that no one would understand what he had meant them to receive 
To receive 

Torn up by the truth of his first thoughts 
Reluctantly, he settled on store bought 
Wrapped up picturesque, and guaranteed to please 
To please 

With that unmistakable feeling 
That he'd finally hit the ceiling 
When you know no one around would speak his tongue 

Oh, the circle of his existence 
Wore down just from resistance 
And that was all he needed to see 
To...