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when you gotta be a man and stand on your own
this globe cold to the bone
an expansive road leaves him standin alone
the printed stamp to your soul the controlled support beam purports to support dreams it
distorts
sinkin warped boards to contort seems
the floor sings its creekin warnings just pourin through me
stuck fuelin fumes like a dune in the dessert
life in fumes to the heavens
fightin wolves through the shepherds
feels like elijah the prophet reforms these tools into weapons
removes prides eye from the socket
yet infused with our brethren
when still alone like rocket man stance refusin these blessins
when it feels like you cant carry those you love on your shoulders
depressions boulders hold us down just like the stress it gets older
the colder that we grow the farther that we wander from fathers
dishonor our brothers be bad examples to sisters
alone its madness to phathom to break you down where you standin
prayin not to feel alone upon our overcrowded planet
when you gotta be a man and stand on your own this globe cold to the bone
an expansive road leaves man standin alone
upon our overcrowded planet
just like elijah the prophet
its the longest hardest road to walk alone
but its the wisest among us that find somethin to love and take hold
and if you let go you’s a sucker
thats the word from my soul
not suggestin that we love this worldly just lustin for gold
cause it’ll rust before you clutch it,just a functionless hold
its just the dust that we was raised from but love can save souls
with paved roads made for strayin its to dust that they go
and just because they say it loud you cant be proud and trust they know
sometimes its frustratin
all this mistrust lust plus hatred
its just satan fuckin with us cause his judgement is waitin
weghted like a ton of rusted boilin chains
toilin graves its coyish flames
a slave facin his boilin lake
hell is hate to the core
love is joy and grace
time and space recoiling facin dunes of hot sand
immesurable treasure in rotted clock hands
no man is an island smilin’ acceptin gods plan
for when it feels like im alone but not forgotten i stand
gotta be a man and stand on your own this globe cold to the bone
an expansive road leaves man standin alone
upon our overcrowded planet
just like elijah the prophet
this globe cold to the bone
an expansive road leaves him standin alone
the printed stamp to your soul the controlled support beam purports to support dreams it
distorts
sinkin warped boards to contort seems
the floor sings its creekin warnings just pourin through me
stuck fuelin fumes like a dune in the dessert
life in fumes to the heavens
fightin wolves through the shepherds
feels like elijah the prophet reforms these tools into weapons
removes prides eye from the socket
yet infused with our brethren
when still alone like rocket man stance refusin these blessins
when it feels like you cant carry those you love on your shoulders
depressions boulders hold us down just like the stress it gets older
the colder that we grow the farther that we wander from fathers
dishonor our brothers be bad examples to sisters
alone its madness to phathom to break you down where you standin
prayin not to feel alone upon our overcrowded planet
when you gotta be a man and stand on your own this globe cold to the bone
an expansive road leaves man standin alone
upon our overcrowded planet
just like elijah the prophet
its the longest hardest road to walk alone
but its the wisest among us that find somethin to love and take hold
and if you let go you’s a sucker
thats the word from my soul
not suggestin that we love this worldly just lustin for gold
cause it’ll rust before you clutch it,just a functionless hold
its just the dust that we was raised from but love can save souls
with paved roads made for strayin its to dust that they go
and just because they say it loud you cant be proud and trust they know
sometimes its frustratin
all this mistrust lust plus hatred
its just satan fuckin with us cause his judgement is waitin
weghted like a ton of rusted boilin chains
toilin graves its coyish flames
a slave facin his boilin lake
hell is hate to the core
love is joy and grace
time and space recoiling facin dunes of hot sand
immesurable treasure in rotted clock hands
no man is an island smilin’ acceptin gods plan
for when it feels like im alone but not forgotten i stand
gotta be a man and stand on your own this globe cold to the bone
an expansive road leaves man standin alone
upon our overcrowded planet
just like elijah the prophet
Lyrics submitted by xponent
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