i have no patience with myself
i want to be somebody else
i dream of life without the trial of my imagination running wild
i have hopes and fears of love beyond compare
i have loves and dreams so take me in my sleep

i grow impatient with my health
i am defined by my wealth
i draw comfort and content from my moral descent
i have loved and lost but never felt the cost
i don't have much time so tell me what is right

don't tell me lies
i don't have time

i've been distracted and confused by the feelings i have for you
i've been impatient and depressed although i'm trying to impress
i have hopes and fears and unrealistic dreams
i've spent too much time protecting what is mine

i have longed for a past that's full of travel and romance
i have wanted to be someone much simpler than me
i've relied too much on false modesty and trust
i have longed for less excelled under duress

don't tell me lies
i don't have time

i have voted in the past
i have donated you my cross
i have measured your deceit counting the promises you keep
now i don't believe the first thing that i see
how can you complain when we ask you to explain

don't tell me lies
i don't have time