[Verse 1]
Every time we sing this song
An old man somewhere wrings his hands
In sad frustration
Will he never learn?
[Verse 2]
His tarry lungs don't feel the air
Can't taste his ashen solace
But he knows this fire, he let it burn
And so will I
[Verse 3]
A mother births a grateful child
In hopes that he will learn
To love his happiness
At least to say he's tried
[Verse 4]
But nature has her way with us
And my poor brother
Is not immune to providence
He gives his hands away
[Chorus]
It's the same way we all have felt
This poor petty pity of self
The willing watch lust, so insatiable
Teething on our pride forever
[Bridge 1]
There's the castle, and there's the King
And Look, He's lost His Wedding Ring:
All the world will have to Suffer
Search the Forest, Search the Grounds
Don't let Them rest until It's found:
All the world will have to pay
But not me. Ever
Go!
[Interlude]
[Chorus]
It's the same way we all have felt
This poor petty pity of self
The willing watch lust, so insatiable
Teething on our pride forever
[Bridge 2]
The palace halls ring deadly quiet and all because of You
In your abandonment, you cut their throats, you fool