Inland Empire

I tried to summon a spirit
With the blood from my left hand
But there were no eyes to see it
Out here in the wasteland

I feel the moon getting closer
I see mercury rising
Before the new age is over
I'll see the fire and the lightning

For miles and miles
I walked into the storm
But when I got there
All I saw was more
And more
And more
Just like I've been here before

I watched the sun in the sky fade
Drinking a Coca-Cola
Just as the death of the west blazed
Into a supernova
I'll tell you just how it feels like
To drift away
Above the signs and the streetlights
It all feels the same

But there's a difference that I've never known
Between holding fast and letting go
So I just let go

When I was younger
I thought I could be
A cowboy riding cross
The salton sea
With saddle leather
Draped around my neck
And we'd be breathing in
The wild wild west
I'll live and die without
A ripple made
No one would ever
Even know my name
Show me a world
That I could ever save
I'm not your hero
I'm a runaway
I'm not the hero
Am I