Familiar Theme

How to escape a familiar theme?
 An idea you're at home in.
 If you're not careful it could crush you, like a straitjacket. I wanna know,
 How to break new ground, like a long distance runner.
 My face is distorted, into a grimace, he wears a half smile.
 That you hate him for, he wears a half smile, that you hate him for.
 We had a strong foundation, but could not pass the test.
 And a lack of blame is not our problem.
 It's been passed around from mouth to mouth like rumors in a broken town.
 When you watched it rise and fall, you'd forgotten that...
 What you had, is never coming back,
 What you had, is never coming back.
 I need a window to see out of, I need some time so I can count down.
 To the day that I could tell you, that I know just where I'm going.
 I tried to drink from the well, but its been dried up,
 I tried to live off my hands but they've been tied up.
 People sick with ambition, hunting a reputation,
 To advance their position, they would try anything.
 If their boots on your neck you should shake fast,
 Glue your eyes to the floor push a fake laugh.
 What you had, is never coming back,
 What you had is never coming back.
 I need a window to see out of, I need some time so I can count down.
 To the day that I could tell you,
 That I know just where I'm going.
 What you had is never coming back,
 (Looking back to a simple time)
 What you had is never coming back.
 (Familiar faces you can recognize)
 I need a window to see out of, I need some time so I can count down.
 To the day that I could tell you, that I know just where I'm going.
 Looking back to a simpler time, familiar faces you can recognize.
 Looking back to a simpler time, familiar faces you can recognize.