I just wasn't born to be
The way you expected me
To just lie down and shut up
I know that I can be free
See things how I want to see
But knowing just isn't enough
It's that Truth, Fiction
And Karmic addiction
That's got me stuck
Sitting, hoping and wishing
I'm walking down the same path
If I do the same math
It doesn't add up
I'm walking down the same road
Only do what I know
No wonder I'm stuck
It's that Truth, Fiction
And Karmic addiction
That's got me stuck
Sitting, hoping and wishing
I'm living in another life
Than the one I had in mind
Where I'm fulfilled and clear
I'm sleeping through another night
Dreaming's better than the fight
And struggle with irrational fear
It's that Truth, Fiction
And Karmic addiction
That's got me stuck
Sitting, hoping and wishing
I'm walking down the same path
If I do the same math
It doesn't add up
I'm walking down the same road
Only do what I know
No wonder I'm stuck
It's that Truth, Fiction
And Karmic addiction
That's got me stuck
Sitting, hoping and wishing
I know I've got to jump
But my feet are still inside the plane
I know I've just got to move
But I'm frozen inside this broke picture frame
It's that Truth, Fiction
And Karmic addiction
That's got me stuck
Sitting, hoping and wishing
credits
from Bow Tie,
released April 18, 2010
Words and Music by Tommy Knox copyright 2009
The Oakland singer's latest album imagines the power struggle between man and nature as a slow, steady tempest of dark folk. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 20, 2019