Misfortunate Sons - Left Behind lyrics

The tempest crept up on us Like a ghost who'd angrily returned To finish what he'd started years ago It tore through every city Up the east coast of the country Leaving once opulent landscapes in pure ruin How can we move on after this? Who will rebuild what we have lost? There's nothing left but sadness here And none of this will disappear Every oak has been uprooted Maybe they all just stood too rigid To withstand the mighty winds If they had just looked to the willow Seen it bowing in the breeze They might have learned that all they needed Was to just let go And all this time, it's been that simple Even with the damage done A hope stays planted firmly in the ground It knew the storm was coming It had to know that change was near It had to know . . . It had to know . . . If you let the past own Everything that's present, And the paradigm controls Every move you make You'll be left behind And left for dead