If And When We Rise Again — текст песни (Streetlight Manifesto)

don`t you come to me with all your color-coded quotes
everybody`s laughing but they never ever get my jokes
fool, you`re a tool, a sheep
and it`s obvious to everyone but company you keep
and don`t you squint at me because your childhood was the pits
every single one of us have trodden through our shit
oh, and i know you`re shrewd
because i smell it on your clothes
it`s in everything you do

falling, fallen, we all fall down
it only really matters how we stand our ground
and if and when we rise to our feet again
we`ll be on our own

everything we built
(it`s gone)
and every one around
(is stunned)
we just sit here staring blankly
and everything goes numb
lord, if i felt a thing
i could wrap my mind around this
and prevent our getting singed
please excuse my enemies
i think they do not know
i will gladly self destruct if they leave me alone
friend, that`s the end of us
because you`re behind in empathy and overdue on trust

calmly, calmly and patiently
we`ve seen all the evidence
but still cannot believe
and if and when we rise to our feet again
we`ll be on our own

somehow, someway, we perservere
the questions on our lips fall on deafened ears
and if and when we rise to our feet again
we`ll be on our own