This precaution ties us down From our ambition to be weightless Here we're tethered to the ground While our hearts lead us to fly And the unity we
I hold this hope with bloody hands Hands to protest, hands to reject Hold me up so I can stand Left my body here, broken, empty Let the fire burn Let
Naked and bruised within Drain the bottle That's left on the table tonight Opening broken skin Now it's over and everything is all right Watch you
All the babies want to be just like you The infantile want to be what you are Packed up with cellophane overwrap Your light shines shorter than a shooting
It's like we've driven past a phantom tollbooth The brother watchdogs are counting time Rhyme and Reason held captive in a castle But we're doing fine
Disaster looms ahead, riveting Begins to seem so imminent You'll hear the sound when it ends Intractable, so anyway Too broken now to defend This false
Like a bad seed, missed your trial Light one up before your execution Firing squad arrives in single file Wish you had a chance to take it back You'
You're not the way you used to be Was it the weight of your regrets That brought you down? Step into the deep end, step into the deep end But don't