IMI

[Verse] Raised in a fairy tale of This is how life is: Here is what you do, who you are, and how you be. I followed its steps, its rules, the best that I knew how. Safe, I thought I was, but I was bored beyond recall. Parent-teacher-preacher tapes--they reel 'round in my mind. Well-intentioned they may be, I just feel confined. In desperation, I yank a single thread. My world's unraveling, I'm falling from my bed! I'm falling from my bed! [Chorus] I'm divine In my imagination I breathe just fine No more expectations I'm alright No needless condemnations I-M-I In my imagination No more manipulation [Verse] A loopy hamster on its cagey wheel, I race! I rage! I rant! All to no avail. All my goals, my well-laid plans, they lead to Nowhere Street. My mirrors, they say I'm wrong, they say I'm incomplete. I color outside one line, turns out it was a wall. My glass house--it shatters--and I began to fall. Afraid of landing in a twisted, scrambled heap, I beg some god out there, “Please! My soul to keep!” "Please, my soul to keep!" [Chorus] I am wise In my imagination I delight In my soul's appreciation For dark and light In all its incarnations I-M-I In my imagination. No need for reparation [Verse] Hypnotic slumber--a quake shakes me awake. In this hopeless life of mine, I can't seem to catch a break. Chasing a ticky-tock clock, a wonderland mad hatter, My mind, in endless chatter, asks me, “Who am I, and do I matter?” These clay feet—they crumble—so I stumble and I fall. I tumble down and down through a dark and spinning maw. "Trust yourself,” I cry! “Take a deep breath and let it slide.” I close my eyes! I open wide!--Turns out that I can glide! Turns out that I can fly hi-igh! [Chorus] I can fly In my imagination I realize This sensual fascination So I dive inside Exploring my creations I-M-I In my imagination I feel no limitation [Bridge] When I close my eyes In my imagination Deep inside I feel this liberation Far and wide I have this revelation-- I am I-- In my imagination, Through all my tribulation-- I'm alright! [Refrain] Na-na-nah, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah Na-na-nah, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah Na-na-nan, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah I-M-I I'm alright! Na-na-nah, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah Na-na-nah, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah Na-na-nan, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah I-M-I I'm alright! In my imagination Through all my tribulation. In my imagination When I close my eyes I'm al-right! In my imagination I have this revelation. In my imagination When I close my eyes I'm al-right! Na-na-nah, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah In my imagination Na-na-nah, Na-na-nah, Na-nah nah I am I-- I'm alright!