Abney Park - The Wake lyrics

"Joe Versus The Volcano" sample: "My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know, everybody you see, everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant, total amazement." Sung: Debbie dates daily with a boy for every finger She leaves with one now and leaves another left to linger Coldly Debbie tells me it's a world of give and take But I say, Debbie, bring it closer to the wake In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place People hurting each other, no care for another Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now - People gotta stop hurting themselves Stop! Now, now, now - bring it closer to the wake! Listen to me now - Stop! Now, now, now - bring it closer to the wake! Billy blows bubbles that are filled with marijuana To rebel from all the troubles he was chained to by his mama Sadly Billy tells me that his happiness is fake But I say, Billy, bring it closer to the wake In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place People hurting each other, no care for another Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now - People gotta stop hurting themselves Stop! Now, now, now - bring it closer to the wake! Listen to me now - Stop! Now, now, now - bring it closer to the wake! Jason jets his Jag up to a speed that's past eleven Jason buys a house that makes him feel like he's in heaven Bill's been paying Jason, Bill's friends are Jason's take (at least for now) But I just talked to Bill, Jason's further from the wake - bring it back! In today's society, too little anxiety falls in the right place People hurting each other, no care for another Can you stand your own face? Listen to me now - People gotta stop hurting themselves Stop! Now, now, now - bring it closer to the wake! Listen to me now - Stop! Now, now, now - bring it closer to the wake! Now, you and I have been through much and we've both had Debbie's problem We've both used Billy's eyes to find our troubles and try to solve them But let's not use each other, for Jason's world was fake Only we can work together to bring us closer to the wake Listen to me now, people - Stop! Stop! "Joe Versus The Volcano" sample: "It's hard to describe the process. I'm not going to tell you who you are. I don't know who you are. I don't want to know. It's taken me all my life to find out who I am, and I am tired. Now, you're just - "