Smile

[Verse 1: Eyedea] A prince in practice moans for the attention that he wants But most of this town won't even dignify his ignorance with a response Left to a crowded foster home by a 15-year-old mom Never been held in anyone's arms; when you've never been moved it's really hard to move on A young saleswoman sets up shop when the sun sets She'll make your wildest dreams come true at a price you won't forget The sadly-married set up alibis: no harm, no regret Hoping they meet an angel in bed that can wrestle the devil right out of their heads This city runs fast, no one has time to sit with themselves No time to look into our pain or see the same despair in everyone else It's here, it's there, it's everywhere - tears soak each card the dealer's dealt But time taught me how to see every second as Heaven even though they're perfectly disguised as Hell And I refuse to let past bruises cover the light It ain't all good, but it's all good enough so I know I'm alright Agony is truth: it's our connection to the living I accept it as perfection and keep on existing in the now [Hook: Eyedea] I can only build if I tear the walls down Even if it breaks me I won't let it make me frown I'm falling but no matter how hard I hit the ground ...I'll still smile I can only build if I tear the walls down Even if it breaks me I won't let it make me frown I'm falling but no matter how hard I hit the ground ...I'll still smile [Verse 2: Eyedea] Ear-to-ear, as if that's all I'm here for Despite the wars founded by the rich, funded by the poor Kids barely eighteen are dying so billionaires can make more Elsewhere hungry mothers watch their babies starve to death in a beat-up shack on a dirt floor The aged professor quotes, "freedom's without a path" Now he dresses like a widow, and preaches "Love is dead" in every class But curiosity killed the cat and taught the dog in him how to act And it burned his bridge to Jill so he tries to drown the guilt with a bottle of Jack Self-proclaimed rebels say "We must oppose the system" "You gotta take a stand - if you're not against 'em you're with 'em" Signs read "Support the troops" "Bring 'em home" "No more innocent victims" But when a homeless veteran asks for spare change you're too busy protesting to even listen And I'm no different; I live in conflict and contradiction But it can be so beautiful when I don't reject what lies within It's beautiful the way agony connects us to the living I think of the world when I hurt, and keep on existing in the now [Hook: Eyedea] I can only build if I tear the walls down Even if it breaks me I won't let it make me frown I'm falling but no matter how hard I hit the ground ...I'll still smile I can only build if I tear the walls down Even if it breaks me I won't let it make me frown I'm falling but no matter how hard I hit the ground ...I'll still smile