Verse 1 Sticks and stones make shards of bones But words cut through the surface That’s nothing compared to the acts of despair That we see go without purpose Cut their limbs they’ll crawl with grins To find out if it’s worth it Mother help us please Just a gentle breeze We really don’t deserve it
Verse 2 Shoulders bearing too much weight So knees begin to buckle Replace need for fame, so now I’m ashamed You’re what they’ll find among the rubble Kings and queens go without thrones Hey, are you getting nervous? Mother help us please Breaking arms and knees Just to keep up with the circus Just to keep up with the…
Chorus It’s getting hard to sleep Without that fire burning deep Why would you take that away? So put us back in our place Spit in our face It makes the hurt better Don’t ever take that away
Verse 3 Isn’t it so easy Just to see the greed believe me It’s enough to make you sick Well that’s a gratifying feeling But the ceiling isn’t going anywhere It’s not depleting We need meaning so deceiving Half the world is what we’re needing Pleading on our knees for healing Breathing out, the skin is peeling Breathing hard enough as it is Without that toxic gas you’re feeding And conceding to this need That we have taken like a beating I’m disgusted with this lack of trust And now we’re all retreating
Chorus It’s getting hard to sleep Without that fire burning deep Why would you take that away? So put us back in our place Spit in our face It makes the hurt better Don’t ever take that away
Chorus It’s getting hard to sleep Without that fire burning deep Why would you take that away? So put us back in our place Spit in our face It makes the hurt better Don’t ever take that away from meTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.