I've been waiting for so long   To come here now and sing this song   Don't be fooled by what you see   Don't be fooled by what you hear      This is a song to all my friends   They take the challenge to their hearts   Challenging preconceived ideas   Saying goodbye to long standing fears      Don't crack up   Bend your brain   See both sides   Throw off your mental chains      I don't wanna be hip and cool   I don't wanna play by the rules   Not under the thumb of the cynical few   Or laden down by the doom crew            --------------------------------------------------------------------------------