Taunt me with the unobtainable
Dangle that damn carrot already
Build the trap with smoke and mirrors
So I forget what I don’t have
Wrap me in what would never be
And keep me from what’s out there
Reality is a game I just won’t play
Better to lose in fantasy
And surround myself in broken dreams
Of what lies just out of reach
Than to stretch my fingers
Out toward the treasured goal
And fall just short
Save the trying hard
For what would never succeed
And spare the pain of barely losing
So I can lie and blame it on
What I found myself caught up in
Instead of fixing the broken
And getting back up to try again