Quest For Certainty

Alone in a crowd just like a jailhouse
But I'm reaching for something real
And I'm sure on the street there are people just like me
Who know the way that I feel
I've heard from the fools and I've followed the blind
But I'm not going to be defeated
Now I want to hear from a truthful source
'Cause I'm sick of being cheated

A quest for something certain

So-called educators are just big speculators on topics unrelated to me
Filled my head with school; now what do I do?
No wisdom just a paper degree
So many people teach, so many people preach
And make a claim to authority
But I've seen in their lives, they compromise
So why should they be teaching me

College, money, family, will these things set us free?
Make your mind up soon you'll be dead
This world's like a dream, it's not what it seems
You think it's solid but it fades instead
I know so far I've been looking real hard
And I'm trying to get a grip on reality
If there was a place where you didn't lie
Cry, die, would you come with me?

A quest for something certain

It's my quest, my quest for certainty
In an age that's plagued with absurdity
A quest I'll try my best, to manifest sincerity
What more do they want from me?