Escape

The seed of the chaos was the thought that he could be great
The long and lonely commute was where the slow and steady scheming took place
He kept it all in his head, and after weeks he felt the guarantee
In the end, the guards' mercy meant they only blew out both his knees

The prelude to the disenchantment was the daydream of fire
Until the heat on the stairs and in the kitchen was what he required
He felt alive and together; for a moment nothing could be wrong
But nothing could be right when long-suffering life and kids are gone

If I have to change another diaper,
I think I'm going to scream
I cannot believe I ever thought
This could be rewarding to me

The little brats are running 'round in circles
I can't stand them anymore
They're too young to guess at why
I'm staring at the door

Chorus:
Paint an invented universe
Where your desires and dreams come first
And tell yourself the chance
Will come around later
Climbing that mountain in your mind
That tells you there's some place better to find