I Took A Long Hard Look

I Took A Long Hard Look - Belle and Sebastian

I took a long hard look

At the heroes of my youth

And their antics on the page they're on

Can no longer sustain me

Ever since I was a boy

They brought me joy

But the shackles of the way I was

Can no longer contain me

It was exciting

And enlightening

Reverberating through my dreams

Goodbye to reality

And set a course for wayward schemes

Now I can't sing

I can't feel

I don't know what is real

I was travelling through the past for years

Tell me what's my destination

Now the past is gone

I don't even have a song

We've not sung before

To a closing door

Tell me what's my situation

I saw the film

I lived the book

I got the haircut

That's all it took

But now I know it's going to take

A little more now I'm awake

I took along hard look

Now I'm waiting for the phone to ring

I glance at the inbox

Is there any tantalizing mail there in

There was lust in my restless heart

But now I know what true love means

Goodbye to reality

And set sail for dreamsy