A History Of Holes lyrics

I'm having my day My place in the sun I'll grow to resemble The man I've become There'll be time for reflection When I reach that plateau When the war has been won No farther to go And I fear that it isn't enough I'm making a fortune I swore to enjoy These things I promised myself When I was a boy When I was a boy And things moved too slow And universes revolved around Things I didn't know When I was a boy And I made mistakes I was humiliated Til I knew my place And I fear that it isn't enough Ignorance hurts Injustice inflames I remember the feelings But forgotten their names When I was a boy I saw through their lies I swore I wouldn't become The thing I despised But events over take you While you set your sights On bigger game On greater heights God bless amnesia And the things I've suppressed I can reframe the image I can discard the rest A history of holes Where the pieces that won't fit With the story you told yourself And your place in it And I fear that it isn't enough So put on a brave face Straighten that tie And speak like you mean it Give truth to the lie