Off the Reservation
[Intro]
A journey of a thousand miles...
Begins...
with a single step.
[Verse 1]
You’re creator beings
With a very long history
Of creating heaven or hell.
Nothing about that
is a mystery...
to me.
Whichever path you choose
Becomes a legacy.
Nobody chooses corruption...
Not all at once.
It begins with footsteps
In the wrong direction.
Late-night negotiations
With the sultans of temptation,
It takes rejecting the crowd
And wrestling with abdication.
It means slowly cutting off
Your natural functions,
Substituting warmth
For cold assumptions,
Even when it’s obvious
It will lead to destruction.
It takes standing firm
When all about you fall.
It takes resilience
And the ability to respond
When nobody else
can hear the call.
[Pre-Chorus]
The present’s experienced...
Not invented.
Paid in full...
Not rented.
[Chorus]
Each step taken
In the wrong direction
Equals distance
Travelled through space.
Every decision
Alters the trajectory—
Of what you’ll eventually
Be forced to face.
[Interlude]
[Verse]
Your life’s an evidence chain
Containing every detail.
Your record's sealed,
Marked private and confidential.
This is simply how
These things are done.
It’s not difficult, Watson...
It’s elemental.
The future’s planned...
Nothing’s accidental.
Everything is created
By your very own hand.
Nothing's inconsequential.
[Pre-Chorus]
The present’s experienced...
Not invented.
Paid in full...
Not rented.
[Chorus]
Each step taken
In the wrong direction
Equals distance
Travelled through space.
Every decision
Alters the trajectory—
Of what you’ll eventually
Be forced to face.
[Interlude]
[Verse]
We’re participating as co-creators
In the unfolding of our history.
It’s like a cosmic meditation,
A transcendental mystery.
The keys to the kingdom—
They were always in your pocket.
So blow away the cobwebs,
Put your eyes back in their sockets.
Take some time to think
About self-preservation.
And next time...
Don’t wander too far...
Off the reservation.
[Interlude]
[Outro]
The return journey...
Also begins...
With a single step.