These lakes are new lakes They are volatile And mountains aren't really anything But the bearers of growing things I bring you dead things And I lay them at your feet Tell me does it hurt you like it hurts me Are they dead and gone or are they living And our hearts are brittle hearts They are caving in like they have never been And this mess is our mess And it is bigger than it has ever been We built this house and we tore it down
Oh we built this house and we tore it down We are ashes and dust and dirty ground Oh we built these walls and we can tear them down And our hearts are brittle hearts And they are bigger than they have ever been And this mess is our mess And we are stronger than we have ever been (We have ever been) (We have ever been) (We have ever been) (We have ever been) These wrists are my wrists They will always be As they have always been