The Ideal

I watched an ideal
As it floated overhead
No one seemed to notice
Not a single word was said
They went about their business
And built a boat to sail
We all went out to sea
And wondered why it failed

An original thought
Went whizzing by my ear
I strained to understand
Too much noise to hear
People talking gibberish
About what I couldn't say
Just liked to talk out loud
With nothing more to say

It was an ideal after all
Just floating round my head
It was an ideal after all
Just floating round my head

I saw a single paradox
Arguing with himself
Debating human nature
And modern mental health
The crowd began to separate
In very different ways
The paradox seemed satisfied
And soon went on his way

It was an ideal
It was an ideal
It was an ideal
It was an ideal

I saw an apparition
An image from my past
I tried to see the future
It was just out of my grasp
You see it's all a circle
So cut in anytime
You can borrow the cliff notes
If you want to save some time

It was an ideal after all
Just floating round my head
It was an ideal after all
Just floating round my head

I once shared a cab
With a public opinion
I called him John Q
He didn't even listen
We mostly went in circles
He'd go with every wind
They dropped me at the corner
At the same place I got in

It was an ideal after all
Just floating round my head
It was an ideal after all
Just floating round my head

It was an ideal
Was an ideal
Was an ideal
Round my head

It was an ideal
Was an ideal
Was an ideal
Round my head