This Hunger Won’t Leave

Each brand new day, it begins just the same
Filled with hope for the future and dreams of restraint
But stumbling blocks seem to litter the way
And by nightfall I'm broken and swallowed again

I want to reach higher than familiar planes
But my habits are shackles, they drag me away
Isn't there more to this world than my pain
The horizon, it glitters, but it's too hard to say

Can't you travel on up your mountain?
Can't you travel on up your mountain?
Can't you travel on up your mountain?
No, this lesson won't leave

All I desire is spiritual weight
To better the world and to alter my fate
But all I’m consuming my ego rejects
And I'm trapped in a maze
Just retracing my steps

Can't you get it out of your system?
Can't you get it out of your system?
Can't you get it out of your system?
No, this hunger won't leave

Everybody's comin' at it tense, it's plain to see
Has it always been so hard to be a human?
Everybody's sitting on the fence, including me
Do we run away or turn to face our demons?

Can't you just admit that it's over?
Can't you just admit that it's over?
Can't you just admit that it's over?
No, this vision won't leave

The surface doesn't seem to make much sense, a clouded mess
But beneath it all I know there is some order
Sifting through my fears, my hate, my love, my emptiness
I will someday hit upon that boundless border

Won't you put your lips to this water?
Won't you put your lips to this water?
Won't you put your lips to this water?
And quench your thirst to be free

Won't you grab ahold of this hammer?
Won't you grab ahold of this hammer?
Won't you grab ahold of this hammer?
And build a new day with me