Why cant I

It runs like a movie in my head
Churning frames by the second
Black and white and grainy
Quaking as much as I'm shaken.

I picture the white paths I walk
Devouring the land, I'm smiling
Will it fill the void I'm feeling?
Or is it the illusion thats playing?

Its a question to no one
No one's gonna answer
But still I ask why?
Why cant I?

Its what I have to do?
There's no other way you say?
Listen to yourself and think again
If you've thought enough.

The smallness I feel shatters all
Convention killed, I can float free.
Chasing the gossamer I feel
Like the kid who ran his summer away.

Its a question to no one
No one's gonna answer
But still I ask why?
Why cant I?

Tell me please, Close my eyes
Tell me why, why cant I?
Chant those words of wisdom again
Tell me why, why cant I?