Neverland

Whatever happened to Neverland
To the dream of endless youth?
Why can't we want to play pretend?
Why does it have to be the truth?

Tell me when did "when I grow up"
Turn to something that was real?
When did everyone up and decide
Innocence was wrong to feel?

You tell me all this is futile
That there's nothing I can do
But life is not only brutal
'Cuz the sky is sometimes blue

But you draw the shade and you douse the light
Every time the weather's clear
But behind the smirk and the snide remarks
Is a subtle hint of fear

So
Let me take you by the hand
To a world across the sea
We won't grow old
We won't do what we're told
We can pretend that the world is free
And you can call it fake
You can call it lies
You can call it fantasy
But you'll never take my Neverland
Away from me
No, you'll never take my Neverland away

Okay, sure, some things are screwed up
But there's others we can keep
We were all just children once
It can't be buried all that deep

Take a look, the world is waiting
What's lost can still be found
I'll remind you how it feels
To get your feet up off the ground

And maybe I'm just immature
I know you said that I'm naïve
But I know it's somewhere up above
With my help you could believe

So
Let me take you by the hand
There's so much we have to see
If I can't change your mind
Then at least I tried
To share the hope that's inside of me
And you can call it fake
You can call it lies
You can call it fantasy
But you'll never take my Neverland
Away from me
No, you'll never take my Neverland away

Kats?
Kats, are you alright?
I'm fine
Where are you going?
I'm taking a walk
Did something happen?
I said I'm fine, Clancey
Hey
What?
You can talk to us
You know that, right?
I know, I-
I'm just taking a walk

Don't stop, just walk
Keep moving
Onward, forward
No time for distractions
Stay firm, don't slip
I know I'm
Right here, right now
I will not stand down
I will not blink

All I can think is
How not to sink inside

I've never seen this
They can't get past their pride

Nothing can be changed if we
Live our lives estranged from all that's real
Look it in the eyes
Never stoop to sympathize with how they feel
Play their little game, Vera
You'll know who to blame when it
Winds up the same when I'm

Locked up, nailed down
You couldn't land if you tried
(You're always burning
Wheels always turning)
No more bullshit
(Why do you feel like you have to hide?)
Hope must be earned
It's not something you decide

No sleep, no rest
They can't see
All this progress
Didn't come from nothing
Our world could change
If we just-

Buy this
Sell that
Greenlight them
Sign those
We need your word

Sometimes I wonder
What would my brother say?
Sure, sign it
But as the clock says, I
Live in the present day

Waking from the past you find
Nothing good can last so you hold tight
Wisdom comes with age so you
Make yourself engaged to set things right
Give them what you can but they
Never understand that you're
Only a man so you
Stick to the plan and you

Work hard, play fair
Never go back on your word
(Now I just pray no harm comes her way)
I don't need pushback
(When did my life get so darn absurd?)
I can see clearly what you have all obscured
(My word!)

Never giving up on hope
Keep moving ahead, never break
Never giving up on faith
We'll be with you no matter the stakes
Never giving up on tomorrow
Lily, how I wish that you were here
Say goodbye to all my fears
My tomorrow starts today
Vera, promise you'll be safe

It will be worth it for tomorrow
(All people have bled, what's a little more?)
(And we'll remind you that we're behind you)
I'll pull the future from yesterday
(Whatever happened to innocence
To the youth you left behind?)
(Overwhelmed and underheard
It seems we never get the last word)

I know that wisdom can't be borrowed
God, whatever happens to her
(We must move quick
Suppress the threat
We can't afford to face a larger debt)
I hope and pray that I've made the right choice
(Time moves on but we move slower
Day by day they push us lower)

(Now only I can take the lead
And bring us to our destiny)
This is my voice
(Cuz no one really knows their needs)
And you won't stop me
(So let me be the guiding key)

So
Let me take you by the hand
We're not who we have to be
It might not be now
But I know somehow
You'll understand what I finally see
That it may be fake
And it might be lies
It could all be fantasy
But you'll never take my Neverland
Away from me
No, you'll never take my Neverland a-

Though I'm far from home
Though my hero's out to get me
Though I'm sinking in the red
Though I feel among the dead

Though I'm stacked against the odds
And no one understands
They'll have to learn to live in this world
My world
(Our world)
You can call it what you want
(Ah)
But I won't be broken down

And you'll never
(Take my Neverland a-)
Never
(And you'll never take my)
Ne-
-ver-
-land a-
-way
Never
(Ah)
Never
(Ah!)