Zack Greene - The Obvious Example Lyrics

Once upon a time
I saw an old friend fall
I just looked as he failed
To still stand tall
And I, far from guiltless
I knew he would cave
Without pain I just want watched
Wanting more to be brave
Once I knew a man
With a permanent frown
He spent his whole life under
A conceited crown
And in his pride he scorned
The hopeless and fearful
Hiding his own faults
Down deep in his skull
Just like them
I've built my world around me
Just like them
I thought that made me free
You'd say it's obvious
That the blind can't see
Lord knows yesterday
That wasn't obvious to me
Neither them nor I
Are beyond arrogance
But truthfully I'm tempted
To stop my walking if
It takes a long fall
To break a nice trance
I pray I trip on a curb
And I don't fall off a cliff
Just like them
I've built my world around me
Just like them
I thought that made me free
You'd say it's obvious
That the blind can't see
Lord knows yesterday
That wasn't obvious to me

Once upon a time
I saw an old friend fall
I just looked as he failed
To still stand tall
And I, far from guiltless
I knew he would cave
Without pain I just want watched
Wanting more to be brave
Once I knew a man
With a permanent frown
He spent his whole life under
A conceited crown
And in his pride he scorned
The hopeless and fearful
Hiding his own faults
Down deep in his skull
Just like them
I've built my world around me
Just like them
I thought that made me free
You'd say it's obvious
That the blind can't see
Lord knows yesterday
That wasn't obvious to me
Neither them nor I
Are beyond arrogance
But truthfully I'm tempted
To stop my walking if
It takes a long fall
To break a nice trance
I pray I trip on a curb
And I don't fall off a cliff
Just like them
I've built my world around me
Just like them
I thought that made me free
You'd say it's obvious
That the blind can't see
Lord knows yesterday
That wasn't obvious to me