Oblivious

So much of my life, I spent being lost Walking in circles, scratching dates off There was always music playing, I heard I danced to the beat, ignoring the words It’s as if I were sheltered from intense emotion There was no extreme. I just had to keep going I was living oblivious to passion and pain Beneath an umbrella, Avoiding the rain I mixed and mingled. Got lost in the crowd There wasn’t a chaperone, to call me out Could nobody tell? Did nobody see? I had no soul, inside of me An empty vessel with a smile of paint It wasn’t true life. I was only a fake When I finally awoke from my generous slumber I saw everything clear, perfect detail, in numbers I saw the clock for the first time, really I kid you not, though, it may sound silly Things were so scary and different from before I saw the end coming, but yearned for much more I wish I could return to my former self Armed with knowledge from a higher shelf So I’d have a heads up, for what was to come To soften the sound of life’s wake up drum