Hello World (We Are The Prodigal)
Intro:
“Bury me in a nameless grave that earth may swallow up my shame.”
Chorus:
We are the prodigal,
We are the mystical ones,
We move in time and space,
Like you ride the bus,
Out from oblivion,
Out of the blue,
Coming for you,
Black, white, light.
Hello world,
Here I come,
I had to walk,
But now I run,
What's up man?,
Whatcha done?,
‘cause now i'm back,
Just like the sun.
Verse One:
I started off making trouble because I saw a bubble,
It wasn't long 'fore i saw the cages just start to double,
So I packed up my clothes and put 'em in a bag,
Then I hit the road and wondered what I want to have,
Miles passed me by I didn't know which way to turn,
I never asked for help cause that was the only way I learned,
A lot of time was killed but I never held no funerals,
I just kept going, "to hell with all the numerals,"
Loved the music other people made I hardly danced though,
Spent too much time talking that was just my banjo,
Once I went electric i was rippin' up an ocean,
Plugged into so many things it was commotion,
Hoppin' on the tracks and runnin' just like Woody Guthrie,
Life was catchin' up to me and man I was so hungry,
Finally found a place that fed me nothing but a purpose,
‘cause up until then I was living in a circus.
Chorus:
We are the prodigal,
We are the mystical ones,
We move in time and space,
Like you ride the bus,
Out from oblivion,
Out of the blue,
Coming for you.
Hello world.
Here I come.
I had to walk,
But now I run,
What's up man?,
Whatcha done?,
‘cause now i'm back,
Just like the sun.
Verse Two:
I watched a lot of movies knowing that's where the action was,
And when I asked why I couldn't do it, they'd say oh, because,
Because of what? I'd tell 'em anything is was possible,
I'd jump over 'em, they were just another obstacle,
Pretty soon, i didn't even see those comin',
When everyone else was quiet, I was busy strummin',
Singin' the words I wrote because I could do it better,
It was the only way I could deliver to my family any letter,
I know how it must have looked looking at me,
The only one getting lost in the family tree,
But I was busy climbing, and digging up a diamond,
I wanted it to shine in, but I know it caused an island,
I dived into the seas and swam it all the way to home,
And now my body's tired but my mind is so strong,
I'm ready for adventure ‘cause it's just my usual,
And if you ask me 'bout life, I’d say man, it's beautiful.
Chorus:
We are the prodigal,
We are the mystical ones,
We move in time and space,
Like you ride the bus,
Out from oblivion,
Out of the blue,
Coming for you,
Black, white, light.
Outro:
“There are those that wanted to be zombies.
They had their reasons.”
Intro:
“Bury me in a nameless grave that earth may swallow up my shame.”
Chorus:
We are the prodigal,
We are the mystical ones,
We move in time and space,
Like you ride the bus,
Out from oblivion,
Out of the blue,
Coming for you,
Black, white, light.
Hello world,
Here I come,
I had to walk,
But now I run,
What's up man?,
Whatcha done?,
‘cause now i'm back,
Just like the sun.
Verse One:
I started off making trouble because I saw a bubble,
It wasn't long 'fore i saw the cages just start to double,
So I packed up my clothes and put 'em in a bag,
Then I hit the road and wondered what I want to have,
Miles passed me by I didn't know which way to turn,
I never asked for help cause that was the only way I learned,
A lot of time was killed but I never held no funerals,
I just kept going, "to hell with all the numerals,"
Loved the music other people made I hardly danced though,
Spent too much time talking that was just my banjo,
Once I went electric i was rippin' up an ocean,
Plugged into so many things it was commotion,
Hoppin' on the tracks and runnin' just like Woody Guthrie,
Life was catchin' up to me and man I was so hungry,
Finally found a place that fed me nothing but a purpose,
‘cause up until then I was living in a circus.
Chorus:
We are the prodigal,
We are the mystical ones,
We move in time and space,
Like you ride the bus,
Out from oblivion,
Out of the blue,
Coming for you.
Hello world.
Here I come.
I had to walk,
But now I run,
What's up man?,
Whatcha done?,
‘cause now i'm back,
Just like the sun.
Verse Two:
I watched a lot of movies knowing that's where the action was,
And when I asked why I couldn't do it, they'd say oh, because,
Because of what? I'd tell 'em anything is was possible,
I'd jump over 'em, they were just another obstacle,
Pretty soon, i didn't even see those comin',
When everyone else was quiet, I was busy strummin',
Singin' the words I wrote because I could do it better,
It was the only way I could deliver to my family any letter,
I know how it must have looked looking at me,
The only one getting lost in the family tree,
But I was busy climbing, and digging up a diamond,
I wanted it to shine in, but I know it caused an island,
I dived into the seas and swam it all the way to home,
And now my body's tired but my mind is so strong,
I'm ready for adventure ‘cause it's just my usual,
And if you ask me 'bout life, I’d say man, it's beautiful.
Chorus:
We are the prodigal,
We are the mystical ones,
We move in time and space,
Like you ride the bus,
Out from oblivion,
Out of the blue,
Coming for you,
Black, white, light.
Outro:
“There are those that wanted to be zombies.
They had their reasons.”