I've been really trying   To get some peace of mind   But the world just keeps on spinning   And I am starting to unwind      Teachers teaching children   To go out and get their own   But they forget about the heart   They forget about their souls      And it's hard to convince yourself   When your life's been gauged by power and wealth   Spend your whole life trying to break free   From this society      So I climb up to a higher place   Where I am not binded by tradition   Or ruled by any race      The system always pulls me down   Can't stand to set me free   Throw me right back in the masses   Say that's where you're gonna be      And it's hard to convince yourself   When your life's been gauged by power and wealth   Spend your whole life trying to break free   From this society      Still dream a dream of humanity   Somewhere a world exists   In softly turned phrases   And melodies of bliss      Painted in a picture   Of violets and blues   Stolen from the moment   When I first encountered truth      And it's hard to convince yourself   Well, when your life's been gauged by power and wealth   Spend your whole life trying to break free   From this society      And it's hard to convince yourself   Well, when your life's been gauged by power and wealth   Spend your whole life trying to break free   From this society      I have been really trying   To get some peace of mind