Headfirst

I believe as much as any regular American
My life is mine to do with as I please
I believe in education, you might say I'm taught
We need to be the change we wish to see

But I, I get tired of believing what I know to be a lie
Have I, I been wrong to try, to roll up my sleeves and dive

Headfirst into what, headfirst into fate?
If the future is love, why does love have to wait?
Headfirst into what, headfirst into grief?
If we're destined to die, why bother believe?

I believe as much as any blue state Californian
The power that is coursing through my veins
You might call me educated, I have been well-taught
To close my eyes and keep the doubt at bay

But I, I get tired of believing what I know to be a lie
Have I, I been wrong to try, to roll up my sleeves and dive

Headfirst into what, headfirst into fate?
If the future is love, why does love have to wait?
Headfirst into what, headfirst into grief?
If we're destined to die, why bother believe?

And I, I know that it's not my fault
That nobody takes their sugar with a grain of salt
I'm no kind of saint to even try
I see clear, but I fly so blind
Yeah, every now and then I think I see the light, I
Lose my mind, lose my sense of sight

But I, I get tired of believing what I know to be a lie
Have I, I been wrong to try, to roll up my sleeves and dive

Headfirst into what, headfirst into fate?
If the future is love, why does love have to wait?
Headfirst into what, headfirst into grief?
If we're destined to die, why bother believe?

Why bother believe, why bother believe, why bother believe, why bother believe
I'm gonna believe, I'm gonna believe, I'm gonna believe, I'm gonna believe