I Want What I Don't Need

And I want to feel like I'm in charge

Like an angry bull in a house of cards

And they'll all fall down when they don't take heed

Because I want what I don't need

And I want to be the only one

Who has reached the peaks they all dream of

And I want the glory of the deed

I want what I don't need

But when I close my eyes, I feel the thirst

For the laughter of the universe

And with a simple glimpse, I must concede

That I want what I don't need

And in the future I'll get better at

Buying shares and growing fat

And when there's less to share and I've gone to seed

I'll still want what I don't need

And I'll wed myself to my beliefs

And they'll harden like my arteries

And I'll take myself so seriously

And I'll want what I don't need

But when I close my eyes, I feel the thirst

For the laughter of the universe

And with a simple glimpse, I must concede

That I want what I don't need

And I want you all to learn this song

And someday, I might sing along

But if you're out of key then I'll take the lead

Because I want what I don't need

There's a fairytale we call "Free Will"

It was funny then, and it's funny still

And at the heart of it lies an endless greed

Because we want what we don't need

But when I close my eyes, I feel the thirst

For the laughter of the universe

And with a simple glimpse, I must concede

That I want what I don't need