Constellations lyrics - Brendan James

Crying inside over man, over country

Disillusioned by the way of it all

Universe grows like a plague, like a flower

No one I know doesn't search for the walls

When I was young I was hope in a bottle

Limited none by the ground or the sky

Water and sun, I would grow and grow

Limited now by the span of my life

What if I was supposed to be

A butterfly on the sleeve

Of an aging, dying human being?

And what if I was supposed to carry

The words she spoke to me

Past the tallest trees, through the galaxy?

I thought my life would have more purpose

I thought my day would come to call

I thought my gifts, like constellations

Were clear to all, to all

Minimum wage for the work of the masses

Stealing their chance with their 8 dollar bills

Falling behind under stress and distraction

Never do find what they're born to fulfill

What if I was supposed to be

An avalanche down the steep

Of an underwater mountain peak?

And what if I was supposed to bury

Treasure no eyes had seen

Since the ship was sunk over lust and greed?

I thought my life would have more purpose

I thought my day would come to call

I thought my gifts, like constellations

Were clear to all, to all

I know when I go I won't ask for the meaning

I'll laugh at it all like a big old bear

I'll laugh at myself for the sleepless nights

The purpose I sought was a younger man's care