they are sick
they are poor
and they die by the thousands and we look away
they are wolves at the door
and theyâre not going to move us
or get in our way
cause we donât have the time
here at the top of the world
feeling alright
here at the top of the world
we hold our own
by keeping our hearts cold
different god
darker skin
they are just not a burden that weâd like to bear
they are living in sin
there are so many reasons for us not to care
but iâm feeling alright
here at the top of the world
doing just fine
here at the top of the world
weâve learned money matters most
so we keep our cards held close
here at the top of the world
we hold our own
by keeping our hearts cold
and weâve learned what matters most
so we keep our hearts cold
they are no one
they are nowhere
they are not our problem
no one seeing
non existant
if we keep our hearts
they are no one
they are nowhere

Dear prodigal you are my son and I
Supplied you not your spirit but your shape
All Eden's wealth arrayed before your eyes
I fathomed not you wanted to escape
Though I only ever gave you love
Like every child you?ve chosen to rebel
Uprooted flowers and filled the holes with blood
Ask not for whom they toll the solemn bells
A child of dust to mother now return
For every seed must die before it grows
And though above the world may toil and turn
No prying spade will find you here below
Now safe beneath their wisdom and their feet

Leave me here and lock the door
Latch the windows, lose the key
But you'll be back some day
What else then is true love for
If not to starve? No, wait for spring
So I'll just sit and wait
I'll just sit and wait
I'll swing the door wide open
Show me your jaded eyes
I will turn them red, drunk with vivid flame
You will see again, you will learn your real name
I'll swing the door wide open
Show me your jaded eyes
I will turn them red, drunk with vivid flame
You will see again, you will learn your real name and speak it
Leave me with no air to breathe
Leave me here to die alone
But I won't suffocate
I'll have everything I need
You forget and come back home
So I'll just sit and wait
I'll just sit and wait
I'll swing the door wide open
Show me your jaded eyes
I will turn them red, drunk with vivid flame
You will see again, you will learn your real name
So just to find
I'll swing the door wide open
Show me your jaded eyes
I will turn them red, drunk with vivid flame
You will see again, you will learn your real name and
So just to find
So just to find

It's been so long
And tin cans and string for years
Is all that we've known
Could it be you're really here?
'Cause my eyes are open
And everything still moves in slow motion
Breathless and blue, and behind your eyes
The sea oceans of light envelop me
But things can't be as they seem
I'm so far from home
This must be another dream

Only now that you have taught me
(but how late) my lack
I see the chasm
and everything you are was making
my heart into a bridge
by which I might get back
from exile and grow man
and now the bridge is breaking
for this I bless you as the ruin falls
the pain you bring

As The Crow Flys
Mother Crow, Feels no pain,
Speaks no words
Speckled egg, Hatching slow,
bible black baby bird
One day, fly over me
Paste you in, Flannel coat, months fly by.
Grow your bones, feathers, skin, bible black by and by
You will spread your wings.
One day, fly over me
Fly over, fly over me.

it infiltrates,
insidious,
it feigns at love,
betrays our trust
in what we've known,
since we were born.
the truth we've found in all we see
points to design,
still our chests swell,
we'll never find
true answers from a wishing well.
so feed us all
another lie,
to still our thoughts,
appease our pride,
so we wont have
to chance the way we see, we live, we love, we die,
our lust precedes
our blasphemy,
our logic reads
like notes from tainted autopsy.
our souls they speak of something more,
but we cant look beyond ourselves.
we implore empty skies because
our heats hold room for no one else,
we extend our
claws to grasp at shadows of the
ideals we have,
lost causalities of a subtle dagger,
buried to the

Well, you know I hardly speak
When I do it's just for you
I haven't said a word in weeks
'Cause they've been keeping me from you
There's a way where there's a will
You know I got no need for stairs
Step out on the window sill
Fall with me into the air
Here we go, hold on tight and don't let go
I won't ever let you fall
I love the night, flying o'er these city lights
But I love you most of all
And there's something you should know
Girl you should have died that day
And you fell reaching for the rose
Ah baby, I was there to save you
So here we go, hold on tight and don't let go
I won't ever let you fall
I love the night, flying o'er these city lights
But I love you most of all
Here we go, hold on tight and don't let go
I won't ever let you fall
I love the night, flying o'er these city lights

paint the target
we don't need no evidence
flood the market
we do it all in self defense
you're a smart kid
never work without your gloves
if you're a smart kid
you'll stay the hell away from love
and if it comes to murder
don't tell and we won't ask you how
you sleep at night when the lights go out
and you're all alone
with all the ghosts of lesser humans
whose lives you've spilt to suit your own
sit and think of
all the dollars and the cents
and your blue blood
you'll see it all makes perfect sense
drink from this cup
a better life awaits us all
you're one of us
remember conscience comes before the fall
your actions all are justified
your actions all are justified
and if it comes to murder
don't tell and we won't ask you how
you sleep at night when the lights go out
and you're all alone
with all the ghosts of lesser humans
whose lives you've spilt to suit your own
but don't we all bleed red blood?
don't we all bleed red blood?

It's coming down, it's coming down, it's coming down!
These clouds could never hope to save us
From such a juggernaut of weight
We all dance a jingo cabaret
It's coming down, it's coming down!
There're shadows forming on the pavement
We face a watershed of hate
We're just miles apart but worlds away
The sky is falling
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas
It's coming down, it's coming down, it's coming down
This roof could never hope to save me
And my family from certain death
If we could leave we would have left
It's coming down, it's coming down!
My little girl is just a baby
And I'm scared that she won't make her teens
But my fear just fuels the hate machine
The sky is falling
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas
I want to be strong enough, to not let my fear decide my fate
Surrounded by jingoists; I don't want any part of this
I want to be strong enough, to not let my terror turn to hate
The sky is falling
And no one will lift their eyes to see
The sky is falling
And no one will care as long as it lands overseas

True friends stab you in the front
keep you from getting what you want
when one more fix could kill you
they help you realize that
you're more and less than you first had believed
you've so much to give and there's so much you need
shortcuts through graveyards and a brand new way to breathe
three thousand miles just to learn,
all that's gold does not all shine...
and helping words aren't always kind,
when one more kiss could kill you,
they help you realize that
you're more and less than you first had believed
you've so much to give and there's so much you need
shortcuts through graveyards and a brand new way to breathe
three thousand miles just to learn.
.how to let my guard down
accept the fire that has spread among us.
and if you're feeling all right,
you've got to play it again,

i sit here clutching useless lists
and keys for doors that don't exist
i crack my teeth on pearls
i tear into the history
just show me what it means to me in this world
'cause i am due for a miracle
i'm waiting for a sign
i'll stare straight into the sun
and i won't close my eyes
'til i understand or go blind
i see the parts but not the whole
i study saints and scholars both
no perfect plan unfurls
do i trust my heart or just my mind
why is truth so hard to find in this world
yeah in this world
'cause i am due for a miracle
i'm waiting for a sign
i'll stare straight into the sun
and i won't close my eyes
'til i understand or go blind
i know that there's a point I've missed
a shrine or stone i haven't kissed
a scar that never graced my wrist
a mirror that hasn't met my fist
but i can't help feeling that i'm
due for a miracle
i'm waiting for a sign
i'll stare straight into the sun

So Strange I Remember You in protest of a prayer,
and falling back from seas we fear to sail
i swear i saw the shooter, gold deep and double dare,
postmortem warnings seem inclined to fail,
feigning an apology.
those words they never left your lips,
those 5 years in Bermuda slide by like the lights of passing ships,
So Strange that I Remember You,
kneeling deep in Nietzsche's lies
my throat was an open grave i drank your stained glass eyes
and they taste like dead cathedrals
that are crumbling beneath a weight ten thousand jaded tourists
who've traded in their hearts and hands for
disposable cameras, set to document to decay
set to capture just enough of life to catalogue the things we throw away
(whispered)
(breathing the fumes of our machines)
we've lost our way-Dustin sings
( breathing through television dreams)-whispered
if we could only see us now
if we could only see us now
the words of the dead ring in our ears
but its only a lie
the voice in your head brings you to tears
but you don't know why
the words of the dead ring in our ears
but its only a lie
the voice in your head brings you to tears
but its only a lie,
yes its only a lie,
...isn't it?

i hear the waves crash far below,
the rocks are leaping for the sky,
they're starving for the air,
for a bone to break , a dream to smash apart,
but i don't care.
it looks deep enough from here, I'm diving
this cliff has been well worn by ignorance.
it looks deep enough from here, I'm diving
they float face down they all look so content.
i don't know why I'm even here.
guess I'm afraid to be alone.
and down below i see my crew they look okay
that cant be blood the water here
is far too blue
and gravity
seems far away
but i can hear her call my name
its so comforting to know ill never have to think again
it looks deep enough from here, I'm diving
this cliff has been well worn by ignorance.
it looks deep enough from here, I'm diving
we float face down, and don't we look content?
it looks deep enough from here, I'm diving
this cliff has been well worn by ignorance.
it looks deep enough from here, I'm diving
we float face down, and don't we all look content?
it looks deep enough from here

I know one day, all our scars will disappear
Like the stars at dawn and all of our pain
Will fade away when morning comes
And on that day when we look backwards we will see
That everything is changed and all of our trials
Will be as milestones on the way
And as long as we live
Every scar is a bridge to someone?s broken heart
And there?s no greater love
Than that one shed his blood for his friends
On that day all of the scales will swing to set
All the wrongs to right, all of our tears
All of our fears will take to flight
But until then all of our scars will still remain
We?ve learned that if we?ll open the wounds
And share them then soon they start to heal
(As long as we live, we are bridges to someone's broken heart)
And as long as we live
Every scar is a bridge to someone?s broken heart
(There?s no greater love, shed your blood for your friends)
And there?s no greater love
Than that one shed his blood for his friends
We must see that every scar is a bridge
And as long as we live we must open up these wounds
When some one stands in your shoes
And will shed his own blood, there?s no greater love

here's your new drug
shoot it in the left eye
feel it on the right side
no it's not love
though it sets up shop behind your ribcage
building blood clots and black holes
like using an axe to pull
a sliver from your skin
and they say this is medicine
an overdose of oxygen
a severed head as sedative
to be at peace would be a sin
and surely un-american
i'm breaking
here's your new blood
transfusion took us all night
tell us that you're all right
no it's not love
though feels like fire inside of your veins
burning right beneath the wrist
begging for a razor's kiss
to free it from your skin
and they say this is medicine
an overdose of oxygen
a severed head as sedative
to be at peace would be a sin
and surely unamerican
i'm breaking down
lift the veil, it's not medicine
and my heart fails, time and time again

Is this everything, i've dreamed of so much more
between the end and where we lie
here all hopes and dreams are scavenged from the floor
and fed into machines that feed on vacant eyes
all of my dreams, always find me
far beyond these fake fluorescent skies
i know there must be something more, if i could only find the door
then i could free myself and see the world outside
where daylight breaks on you and shines into the
grey that sleeps beneath your skull
daylight breaks on you and burns away the
grey that suffocates your soul
for now i hold a key, and though i may be lost
i know that i will find my way
i search endlessly but every time i've thought
that i was near the smoke and mirrors lead me astray
see the pit boss, steal each tick tock
time it seems will suffer at our hands
i look for exits in the haze, the dense electric twilight maze
i've heard that there is one that leads to sunlit lands
daylight, they tell me that it's just a myth
they try to betray me with a kiss
daylight, they tell me that it can't exist
they might never know just what they missed as
daylight pours fire into my grey eyes
pour grace into my grey life
breaks in and lights the way
I can't live without the day

one day the dreamers died within us
when all our answers never came
we hid the truth beneath our skin but
our shadows never looked the same
a ghost is all that's left
of everything we swore we never would forget
we tried to bleed the sickness
but we drained our hearts instead
we are the dead
and when we couldn't stop the bleeding
we held our hearts over the flame
we couldn't help but call it treason
after that we couldn't fill our frames
after that our shadows never looked the same
in summers past we'd challenge fate
with higher pitch and perfect aim
and standing fast, we'd radiate
a light we loved but never named
but the answers never came
and our shadows never looked the same
a ghost is all that's left
of everything we swore we never would forget
we tried to bleed the sickness
but we drained our hearts instead
we are the dead
a ghost of everything we thought but never said
we tried to bleed the sickness
but we drained our hearts instead
we are the ones who lost our faith
we dug ourselves an early grave
we are the dead, can we be saved?

our idols lay in ruins
we'd have saved them if we could
but we still choose to worship
the places where our idols stood.
still believing
they can save us,
I've lived this way too long to turn back now
Presuppositions set in stone
this coffin sealed by my own pride,
and though it seems the sun will shine,
ill draw the shades and stay inside.
if we've learned anything at all,
its that the chests of idols will do just as well
we all see what we want to anyway (screams 'anyway')
some things
are better left unsaid.
you know what's at stake
something's are better left unsaid
as long as we keep it
in textbooks, then well be untouchable, untouchable
we hate to lie to children,
but after all its all

Your traps are all baited
your scales are all weighted
but not resisting you would surely drive me insane
so im caught and convicted,
my rights are restricted
the imbecile dynasty continues to reign
your apathy of thought
has lead you to believe
that things are what they're not
my friend you've been decieved
the easiest route rarely leads to the truth
i see the self approval glaze your eyes
you know you're right
no need to worry why
a thousand stones remain unturned
in the wake of your unquestioned answers
and truth covered lies
traditions some bear
idly without out a care
but are determined that they stand unchanged
and those who choose to rebel
just to raise up some hell
tell me what are you hoping to gain
i cant reason with you
i speak words you can't hear
social conditioning left you with deafened ears
so i take your face in hand
see that look in your eyes
that rigormortis stare,
that look that i despise
and so i turn from you
i walk these streets alone
alone i search for truth
ideal that you've disowned
and wait with fingers crossed
and pray you'll someday find

you set bar too high
your expectations have become my failure
a shell you see so shallow but deep inside
my heart beats just the same as yours
the same blood through these clean veins
can't you see that i'm in pain
it seems my life is always under par
what can i say to change your mind about what i am
others can see what was hidden from your sight
a kid with courage and heart and his eyes open wide
an inner beauty and a bright light
my focus is not yours
i set my sights on new horizons and let my soul have scope
can't you see that i have my own dreams
and though they're not the same as yours
they hold value to me, tell me why can't you see
i'm not the means to mend your past regrets
what can i say to change your mind about what i am
others can see what was hidden from your sight
a kid with courage and heart and his eyes open wide
inner beauty and a bright light
judged for how i look, not for the good that i have done
i try the best i can, but it seems that i'm not the perfect son
shaped by God, and my volition
and the seeds that you have sown
but i ask you once again

Unabashedly pursue,
the Truth that we cannot deny
A revelation shining through,
orchestration Adonai
A revolution ultra-blue,
and a melodic battle cry
And though you say there'll be no coup,
we'll never know unless we
Try to see it through,
and find a different point of view,
one where faith is not taboo
And we'll all learn to see the world as new
Sometimes a belief held true,
is proved to be an outright lie
But it seems we always knew,
in some unspoken lullaby
I'll see you at the rendezvous,
we'll raise our voices to the sky
And though it's said there'll be no coup,
we'll never know unless we
Try to see it through, and find a
Different point of view,
one where faith is not taboo

We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
We dream of tunnels and of sleeping guards
We dream of blackouts in the prison yard
Heartbroken we found
(a gleam of hope)
Harken to the sound
(a whistle blows)
Heaven sent reply
(however small)
Evidence of life
(beyond these walls)
Born and bred
(in this machine)
Wardens dread
(to see us dream)
We hold tight
(to legends of)
Real life
(the way it was before)
We dream of jailers throwing down their arms
We dream of open gates and no alarms
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
We dream of ways to break these iron bars
We dream of black nights without moon or stars
Heartbroken we found
(a gleam of hope)
Harken to the sound
(a whistle blows)
Heaven sent reply
(however small)
Evidence of life
(beyond these walls)
Born and bred
(in this machine)
Wardens dread
(to see us dream)
We hold tight
(to legends of)
Real life
(the way it was before)
Look to the day the earth will shake
These weathered walls will fall away
Look to the day the earth will shake
These weathered walls will fall away
Look to the day the earth will shake
These weathered walls will fall away
Look to the day the earth will shake

There is truth beneath the floorboards
There is hope in brick and stone
They tell me just to shut my mouth
Well, enough alone
But I think maybe all that's needed
Is a match and gasoline
Because I don't think that any one of them
Believes that there will be a reckoning
But I will see this city burn
Still good shepherds scattered
They're far between and few
And the sheep's skin that the wolves all wear
Is so thin I see right through
And I think maybe all that's need is
Some gas and open flame
Because I don't think that any one of them
Believes that fire can erase their names
But I will see this city burn
I said, I will see this city burn
We will burn it down
And build it again what was buried in flame
Burn it down
And build it again from the bricks that remain
I love this city but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city enough, I'll set it ablaze
I love this city and I've set and numbered its days
I love this city enough, I'll set it ablaze
There is truth beneath the floorboards
There is hope in brick and stone
They tell me just to shut my mouth
Well, enough alone
But I think that maybe all that's needed is
Some flint and hardened steel
Because I don't think that any one of them
Believes the revolution's real
We will burn it down
And build it again what was buried in flame
Burn it down
And build it again from the bricks that remain
We will burn it down
Build it again what was buried in flame
Burn it down
Build it again from the bricks that remain
I love this city and I've set and numbered its days
I love this city enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city enough that I'll set it ablaze
I love this city but I've set and numbered its days
I love this city enough that I'll set it ablaze
Now it will burn
Let the city burn
Now it will burn
It will burn
It will burn

In my head everything was perfect
every note resounds in harmony
but all I seem to offer up are dischords
and every note I sing sounds out of key
and every time I play with passion
I start breaking strings
and my voice cracks
when I sing from my heart
guess that's the price
I've got to pay to know that i'm alive
this melody is tearing me apart
so now what do I have to show
and what price do I have to pay
and like a sayan I won't grow
unless I'm battered in the fray
and we're all in the same machine
each one with his own broken dreams
passion gives way to failure
so let's all try and understand
you take my hand and i'll take yours