Connect the Dots

To be alive is to suck the air into your lungs
Feeling your fragile heart pounding in its fleshy cave
To live is to suck the marrow out of life
Snatching the days as they fly by one by one
You’ve been so concerned about the days to come
You’ve let the the closest ones whiz right over your head
You know reaching for the unreachable is a futile practice
Nevertheless, you never decide to settle for less

Chillin on cloud nine
Cashin’ in your time
Slipping forward always
Lost in your futuristic mental maze

Stop thinkin’ about tomorrow
Today’s end is very near
The sunset is gorgeous tonight
But you’re not even here
You’re already at point B
Left point A in the dust
You’ve got the connecting down
But you forgot about the dots

It’s that moment at the dinner table
You resurface just to hear “pass the peas please”
Diving headfirst into the dark and cloudy pool
Without stopping to enjoy the blissful sun on your face

Chillin on cloud nine
Cashin’ in your time
Slipping forward always
Lost in your futuristic mental maze

Stop thinkin’ about tomorrow
Today’s end is very near
The sunset is gorgeous tonight
But you’re not even here
You’re already at point B
Left point A in the dust
You’ve got the connecting down
But you forgot about the dots

One, two, three four
You are walking out the door
Five, six, seven, eight
You’re married ten years too late
Nine, ten, eleven, twelve
Now your kids are gone as well
All those plans you thought you’d see
Never made it out of R & D

Stop thinkin’ about tomorrow
Today’s end is very near
The sunset is gorgeous tonight
But you’re not even here
You’re already at point B
Left point A in the dust
You’ve got the connecting down
But you forgot about the dots

About the dots (Repeat until end)