I Can’t Stay Here Anymore Songtext
von Pattern‐Seeking Animals

This I know, this I know

This I know, this I know

I can′t believe how much this place has changed
Seems I was ill-prepared
Different in ways not easy to explain
But truth be told I'm scared

I walked the streets electric
The night revealed
Crowds swarming disconnected
′Round exits sealed

This I know, this I know
I can't stay here anymore
I can't stay here anymore

Amateur humans climb to reach the surface
Fallen so far from grace
Falling in line, now that they′ve found a purpose
Running their final race


Sweet tones have turned to static
My lucid dreams
Once lush and cinematic
Now ash and steam

This I know, this I know
I can′t stay here anymore
I can't stay here anymore
I can′t stay here anymore
I can't stay here anymore
I can′t stay here
I can't stay

She came to my door in the morning
Said, "What are we still doing here?"
I told her, "We could leave this town today"
I′m taking my dreams as a warning
My thoughts are quite focused and clear
I've got a plan to take us far away

This I know
I can't stay here anymore
I can′t stay here


I′m booking a passage to Venus
By way of the moons of Mars
We'll slip the grip of Earth and drift away
No gravity coming between us
Our only distraction, the stars
We′ll live our lives in orbit come what may

This I know
I can't stay here anymore
I can′t stay here (this I know)
I can't stay here