You don't take to classics
Your teachers know why
They thought you're a genius
But wasting your time
Only you and your classmate
Could talk till it got late about orbits and stars

You know he was mortal
But part of him stayed
You talk with his mom
At night, he keeps you awake
You can't be left to yourself now
You need something else that can capture your heart

There's war back in Europe
We're rallying men
In an army of soldiers
You've got paper and pen
In your hut where you honed it
You know what they don't
It's not a shot in the dark

Return to your home after you cut the war short
They know about your roommate
Going to take it to court
Well if that's what you wanted
Then now you can watch it as things fall apart

I shouldn't be surprised
I know it always comes right back to you
I've heard your name a thousand times
And poured over the things you write about
Even with the time
We're all trying to catch up to you
There's some things you just can't take back
We'll never have to think again
Oh, they can kill your mind
And you can finish off your body
But a piece of you is in my hands now
Every time I check my phone
'Cause nothing in this world can run without you watching over
I know you never believed in souls
Yet somehow you still feel so close
You deserved the world
They should have given it to you sooner
'Cause 2009 is 55 years too late to apologize
So dream away the night
Machines that only you imagine
Maybe one day we can all look back
And laugh at just how right you were