Everclear - Tiger In A Burning Tree lyrics

A friend of mine woke me up To tell me about his dream All the lights in the world went black He felt like a tiger in a burning tree It was like he was late for something that he did not want to see His life looked better on paper, he lives like a tiger in a burning tree Blow out the candles and make a wish I thought about a woman from a city in the South She lost her car when the bottom fell out She sold her life to the deep blue sea She left a message for the world to see She knows better what it’s like to be a tiger in a burning tree Close your eyes and take a big deep breath Blow out the candles and make a wish When I was a child I painted my toys Angel blue and devil red I broke them into pieces, set them on fire, and shoved them under my bed I never learned how to play nice with all the other kids I never learned how to draw inside the line and probably never will Close your eyes and take a big deep breath Imagine a world so much better than this Now close your eyes and jump to a place you would think to be Then you could tell me what it feels like to be A tiger in a burning tree