This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
The water drips from wells of shame
Spilling through these words (of blame)
Listen to the battle cries of a race that knows it's dying
Read the bleeding words of those
Who feel the wheel is at their heal
Then somebody tells me that's the way it was meant to be
These things will never die
All they see is nothing
They just hear the echoes in the well
Stare deep into the frigid eyes of a man who knows he's lying
These are those men who make mistakes
But don't erase the pain
Then they whisper to me that's the way it was meant to be
These things will never be
All they see is nothing
They just hear the echoes in the well
There are those who find these times a crime and those whose souls will never mind
Or those who need to plant these seeds
Living in sin's been induced again
By beating the paths of downtrodden men
Or those who think they know their souls
Stab deep in their hearts and listen to the echoes
All they hear are the echoes in the well
Spilling through these words (of blame)
Listen to the battle cries of a race that knows it's dying
Read the bleeding words of those
Who feel the wheel is at their heal
Then somebody tells me that's the way it was meant to be
These things will never die
All they see is nothing
They just hear the echoes in the well
Stare deep into the frigid eyes of a man who knows he's lying
These are those men who make mistakes
But don't erase the pain
Then they whisper to me that's the way it was meant to be
These things will never be
All they see is nothing
They just hear the echoes in the well
There are those who find these times a crime and those whose souls will never mind
Or those who need to plant these seeds
Living in sin's been induced again
By beating the paths of downtrodden men
Or those who think they know their souls
Stab deep in their hearts and listen to the echoes
All they hear are the echoes in the well
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Echoes in the Well Lyrics as written by K. Agell Corrosion Of Conformity
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