Tyranny of the Sun
The tyranny of the sun is harsh,
Oppressing its subject
Creating laws which say you always have to smile
But smiling is hard
It's hard to when your friends all smile
And crying is easy
It's easy when your friends don’t cry
But the sun, oh man, the sun loves smiling
The sun doesn’t believe that you’re ever sad
That you aren’t capable of smiling
That the night is trapped inside of you
That you’re quite the opposite of the sun
The sun cannot understand; you are her daughter
You should be bright, you should be sunny
You say that you do shine, you are bright
But the sun is blinded by herself, she cannot see you
But I hope you know
There is beauty in not smiling
There is peace in the night
What is inside of you is still, not broken
Your friends cry at night too
Your friends have trouble smiling
The sun is not the only source of light
The sun can burn
But the moon, oh man, the moon soothes
The moon understands
The moon sways with the stillness of you
The moon reflects the sun’s light
But the moon is not the sun
The moon is the daughter of the sun
And she does not follow the laws
She doesn’t smile, but she is fine, she is good
She isn’t a child and she’s finding her way