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We Sing In Time Lyrics
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade.
But I hope for a new breath,
a new life to take me away.
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade
But I hope for a breath a new life to take me away.
Let us pretend we've got it together.
Let us ignore the coming sun.
We'll sing the body electric until machine and soul are one.
I've seen the tweaker's struggle, syringes lined his floor.
A cycle churned to life by dead end jobs and a government's war.
In time, the trees die and light will fade.
But I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
One-by-one, the monsters trample.
Through woods and dirt they feed.
What sort of world and plight for our children must we leave?
Let us burn the nation's budget.
Let's send boys overseas to fight ghosts in the desert
instead of teaching them to give and lead.
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade
but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade
but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
We sing in time.
We sing in time.
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade
but I hope for a new breath a new light to take me away.
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade
but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
Oh, in time,
We sing in time.
Oh, in time, the trees die and light will fade
but I hope for a new breath, a new life.
But I hope for a new breath,
a new life to take me away.
But I hope for a breath a new life to take me away.
Let us ignore the coming sun.
We'll sing the body electric until machine and soul are one.
I've seen the tweaker's struggle, syringes lined his floor.
A cycle churned to life by dead end jobs and a government's war.
But I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
Through woods and dirt they feed.
What sort of world and plight for our children must we leave?
Let us burn the nation's budget.
Let's send boys overseas to fight ghosts in the desert
instead of teaching them to give and lead.
but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
We sing in time.
but I hope for a new breath a new light to take me away.
but I hope for a new breath, a new life to take me away.
We sing in time.
but I hope for a new breath, a new life.
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Obviously it's a political commentary. I think it goes deeper than that though. It's so much more personal than just simple facts and generic anger against our "corrupt government." It speaks of the struggles of a country's citizens, caught up in the destruction of a battle that they didn't choose for themselves. This song isn't a protest, but a plea for our leaders to see that we, the people, make sacrifices that may not be worth it in the end- that maybe we should take a step back and help ourselves before we go tell others how to run their governments. John van Deusen is a master.
i kind of liked this song on nuclear winter. i loved it acoustic. and now, i love it on the album! kudos to chris walla for the production -- it sounds a lot like what they had been trying to accomplish on nw except mastered.
i'm a fan of the political commentary, i think it's done really well in this song. i'd like to see more of it in the future but the boys told me that they're done with taking a stand on issues like this because it's very alienating -- bummer :(
the scream during "time" will always get me though. love this