[Hook]

Obstacles can look a lot like building blocks

Depending on the light

One moment my goals are in reach

Next thing they're out of sight

I can seem to right what I've wrong

No matter what I write

I can't see the bright side of life

Trying with all my might

Obstacles can look a lot like building blocks

Depending on the light

One moment my goals are in reach

Next thing they're out of sight

I can seem to right what I've wrong

No matter what I write

I can't see the bright side of life

Trying with all my might

[Verse 1]

I bought new glasses to experience new vision

The frames didn't fit unless I moved with precision

Dropped them on the floor, now there's scratches on the lenses

Seeing things that don't exist, affecting my decisions

When I bought them new I knew they'd change my face forever

Custom built by hand and the case was made of leather

Never took them off 'cause I like me in them better

Never saw the day that we'd no longer be together

Remember seeing 20/20, maybe I was dreaming

'Long as I remember, blurry is how the world was seeming

I was a visionary child, viewing clear and scheming

Somewhere in there I woke up and was having trouble reading

Things were looking worse with each decision that I made

And who's to notice when one's ocular starts to degrade

There were times I left, in retrospect I should have stayed

Instead I headed right into the wall and broke the foundation that we laid

[Hook]

Obstacles can look a lot like building blocks

Depending on the light

One moment my goals are in reach

Next thing they're out of sight

I can seem to right what I've wrong

No matter what I write

I can't see the bright side of life

Trying with all my might

Obstacles can look a lot like building blocks

Depending on the light

One moment my goals are in reach

Next thing they're out of sight

I can seem to right what I've wrong

No matter what I write

I can't see the bright side of life

Trying with all my might

[Verse 2]

I'm losing focus and conviction

If seeing is believing, you could say I'm faithless living

I can't make out my path, time to change the prescription

I promised I'd call my mother before I have a conniption

(Obstacles) The steps you take when you can't see straight

I'm sitting by a rough sea, and still ain't seeing no breaks

I did it by the book, I gave it everything that it takes

I even wore them longer than I should, and I get no thanks

I tried professional repairs, no warranty for wear-and-tear

I'm sorry, but perhaps you'd like a new pair?

No thanks, I'll wear them more (ugh) these are an eye sore

J reminds me there's many glasses in the eye store

(Obstacles) Reflecting on the pairs that I wore

Most of them I would have given an eye for

Without them, I don't see meaning

Don't see the mess, I've neglected apartment cleaning

Seemingly out of options, tired of breaking the merchandise

The value added never seems to match the purchase price

And God forbid I ever take advice

Like I'm the only one who doesn't see I'm not meant for this hazy life

I give the glass a wipe, my life's a spectacle

Passed up some choice designer frames, though I'm susceptible

Lasik consultation said my vision is correctable

Left the doctor's office, and my specs in the receptacle

[Hook]

Obstacles can look a lot like building blocks

Depending on the light

One moment my goals are in reach

Next thing they're out of sight

I can seem to right what I've wrong

No matter what I write

I can't see the bright side of life

Trying with all my might

Obstacles can look a lot like building blocks

Depending on the light

One moment my goals are in reach

Next thing they're out of sight

I can seem to right what I've wrong

No matter what I write

I can't see the bright side of life

Trying with all my might

[Outro]

Obstacles

Obstacles