Prior Things
Hop Along Lyrics

Just a few minutes after taking them I realized
Shortly after consuming something, I came to the realization

Hundreds of buzzing flies were all over me
I found myself surrounded by numerous bothersome distractions

I looked up and there you were, reading
I glanced upwards and saw you engrossed in a book

You were on your own, you were on vacation
You were in a state of solitude, taking a break from routine

You were on vacation
You had chosen to disconnect from your usual responsibilities

Vacation means 'leave'
Vacation signifies a departure from the norm

Means 'obliterate all prior things'
It implies the act of erasing everything that came before

Here, why don't I try
Now, why don't I attempt

Why don't I try to make you mine?
Why don't I make an effort to possess you?

Why is a lack of imagination the crime?
Why is it considered a wrongdoing to lack creativity?

Why don't I try
Why don't I give it a shot

Why don't I try to make you mine?
Why don't I make an effort to possess you?

Why don't I back you up against this moment?
Why don't I support you during this specific instance?

So when you finally go, you go, you go, you go
So when you eventually depart, you depart multiple times

And when you choose to go
And when you decide to leave

I resume my little lower road
I continue along my own humble path

Nobody needs to know, will know, will know
No one requires the knowledge or will ever have awareness

Will know that I ever meant to leave my little lower road
No one will be aware that I once intended to abandon my modest path

I watch the bird feeder out back in my parents' yard
I observe the bird feeder located in the rear of my parents' property

The weight of that bluejay
The significance of that bluejay

The bully steals it all
The aggressor takes everything away

And what must happen in your mind
And what must occur within your thoughts

When you create those silences?
When you deliberately produce those moments of quiet?

Well nevermind, nevermind I don't want to see
Well, forget it, forget it, I don't wish to witness

I know it's got nothing to do with me
I am aware that it has no correlation to me

Here, why don't I try
Now, why don't I attempt

Why don't I try to move aside?
Why don't I try to step out of the way?

I'm still soft, I'm still in my prime
I am still vulnerable, still at the peak of my youth

Why don't I try
Why don't I give it a shot

Why don't I try to move aside
Why don't I try to step out of the way?

I'm still soft, it's still my time
I am still vulnerable, it is still my moment

And when you finally go, you go, you go, you go, you go
And when you eventually depart, you depart multiple times

When you choose to go
When you decide to leave

I resume my little lower road
I continue along my own humble path

And nobody needs to know, will know, will know
And no one requires the knowledge or will ever have awareness

Will know that I ever meant to leave my little lower road
No one will be aware that I once intended to abandon my modest path

And when you finally go, you go, you go, you go, you go
And when you eventually depart, you depart multiple times

And when you choose to go
And when you decide to leave

I resume my little lower road
I continue along my own humble path

And nobody needs to know, will know, will know
And no one requires the knowledge or will ever have awareness

Will know that I was only holding your place on this, your little lower road
No one will be aware that I was merely occupying your spot on this, your modest path

your little lower road, your little lower road, little lower road
this path that belongs to you, this path that belongs to you, a small and humble path

your little lower road, little lower road, your little lower road, little lower road
this path that belongs to you, a small and humble path, this path that belongs to you, a small and humble path