A.A. Bondy - Witness Blues lyrics

Come out to the edge where it is quiet Where the ink will drain right out of you Far below, the sea and its convictions Get broken by the beach out of your view And once there was a time to join the army And once there was a time to hear the news And once there was a time for easy silence But now the jury waits for you You're caught between the mirror and the country And caught up in a prayer of liars' words The hounds are on your scent, you must move swiftly Their spies just tellin' lies of what they heard And once there was a time to join the army And once there was a time to hear the news And once there was a time for easy silence But now the jury waits for you So make yourself a mask of chrome and heartaches And give yourself a hand to turn away Once you heard a choir when you were dreamin' And you wish you could remember it today And there may be a time to join the army And there may be a time to hear the news And there may be a time for easy silence But now the jury waits for you