Painting Pictures Of Egypt

Lyrics

[Intro] Mmm [Verse 1] I don't want to leave here I don't want to stay It feels like pinching to me Either way And the places I long for the most Are the places where I've been They are calling out to me Like a long-lost friend [Verse 2] It's not about losing faith It's not about trust It's all about comfortable When you move so much And the place I was wasn't perfect But I had found a way to live And it wasn't milk or honey But, then, neither is this [Chorus] I've been painting pictures of Egypt Leaving out what it lacks 'Cause the future feels so hard And I want to go back But the places that used to fit me Cannot hold the things I've learned And those roads were closed off to me While my back was turned Ohh [Verse 3] The past is so tangible I know it by heart Familiar things are never easy To discard And I was dying for some freedom But, now, I hesitate to go I am caught between the promise And the things I know [Chorus] I've been painting pictures of Egypt Leaving out what it lacks 'Cause the future feels so hard And I want to go back But the places that used to fit me Cannot hold the things I've learned And those roads were closed off to me While my back was turned [Chorus] I've been painting pictures of Egypt And leaving out what it lacks The future feels so hard And I want to go back But the places that used to fit me Cannot hold the things I've learned And those roads were closed off to me Ohh, those roads were closed off to me While my back was turned [Interlude] Mmm Ohh [Outro] If it comes too quick I may not appreciate it Is that the reason behind all this time in sand? And if it comes too quick I may not recognize it Is that the reason behind all this time in sand?