I once knew a guy,
obsessed with the afterlife
Oh what a terrible day that was,
he realized he'd wasted all his time
Time was ticking by,
and he'd been left behind
And as the clock tick-tocked
his heart did stop and everything he had was fucked
And we know not what we do (Can you hear them call?)
Will we ever make it through?
As they watch us fall from the sky to the ground to the see
Woe is me, woe is me, no one will save you now
We can only look away (away!)
We'll not be victims there'll be no victims of to speak
And only then will we be free
And up will rise the meek

And when we fall we will fall together
No one will catch us so we'll catch ourselves
And where we roam we will roam forever
No one will understand what we meant

The beaten and the bruised, forsaken, the abused
Oh what a glorious day we'll have rising up and claiming all our dues
The day will come as sure as the ever-setting sun
All of those that self-imposed will find themselves so indisposed
And we know not what we do (Can you hear their call?)
Will we ever make it through?
As they watch us fall from the sky to the ground to the sea
Woe is me, woe is me, no one will save you now
We can only look away (away!)
We will not be victims there'll be no victims of to speak
And only then will we be free
And up will rise the meek

And when we fall we will fall together
No one will catch us so we'll catch ourselves
And where we roam we will roam forever
No one will understand what we meant

Now, with the line drawn in the wet sand
You need to tell us where to stand
Sitting waiting watching rotting everything they warned us of is true
Now tell me what we're all supposed to do
They're coming after all of us with everything they've got
With the fury of a soldier who will answer to his God
So how will we fight? All we have is logic and love on our side

And when we fall we will fall together
No one will catch us so we'll catch ourselves
And where we roam we will roam forever
No one will understand what we meant


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    A-fucking-men kimopo. Do people really need the threat of going to a place of eternal suffering and punishment to be kind and loving to others? I know not everyone who believes in a god or an afterlife believe this, but when people tell me that "most people who die dont go to heaven because they haven't accepted Christ as their personal savior. And thats a FACT." i get a little upset. I can believe that a god described as just and loving would damn someone who has lived a good life and has been kind to others, but failed to recognize Jesus as their messiah. Hoo...enough preaching. sorry. I truly love this song, this album, and this band. I agree that the theme of this album is life, death, and uncertainty of what (if anything) comes after. I dont think its something someone can come to a conclusion about without alot of soul searching and deliberation. I think people who write off religion without giving it any thought, are as sheep-like as those who take everything their told about God as fact. And in the end, there's really no possible way to know for sure. Your life is your own, as are you decisions and your beliefs. I'm sorry if you have read this far.

    tomscahillIVon December 05, 2007   Link

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