Savant

Until I can hold them off for a while,

at least till I think of a way

To make them see what I gotta show,

or to make them feel what I already know

Now pour the gas all over me,

light a match, say your prayer then set me free

Turn your camera's on this burning boy,

I'll be the life of an image you can't destroy

To see me here is to pass me by,

and to watch me live is to watch me die

Your conscience ignored, your panic spread

You're whimper in the wind that no one saved

You crucify what you fear,

hold up to the light make it shine

The desperation in my eyes

is no dim reflection that won't disguise

But you never listened, you're afraid to give,

now i'm giving up on you

To save face and deny you've lost your chance,

for a better way, a better way

Assassinate the threat, immortalize the corpse,

write a book about the show, and sell it to the source

Riddle me this and I'll shake your world around,

hang me on the wall and I'll bring your hurt down

You crucify what you fear,

hold up to the light make it shine

The desperation in my eyes

is no dim reflection that won't disguise

But you never listened, you're afraid to give,

now i'm giving up this time on you