Siren Song of the Counter Culture

by Rise Against

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Lyrics

We've been al-right up un-til now But the air that we breathe is a-bout to run out We've re-hearsed our lines clear and loud But the cue ne-ver came and the lights, They ne-ver went down So we're pass-ing the time While time pa-sses us The fast lane's a term ne-ver ap-plied to us Not a dime to my name Or a prayer in the world I walk out the door Dest-i-na-a-tion: an-y-where but here A-way from you! Now I'm on my-y way to the o-ther side I'll for-get eve-ry-thing I left be-hind These emp-ty-y ro-oms Are st-ill filled wi-ith you-ou And so I dropped out of my own race A race with no fi-nish line, No first or last place These fa-ces all rush ri-ight past me I turn and walk a-way 'Cause we final-ly know now what our time here's a-bout, We were not meant to be An-o-ther face in the crowd We're a fo-rest of lives And we grow tall and wide We'll ne-ver be cut down Dest-i-na-a-tion: an-y-where but here A-way from you! Now I'm on my-y way to the o-ther side I'll for-get eve-ry-thing I left be-hind These emp-ty-y ro-oms Are st-ill filled wi-ith you-ou I'm so-o ti-i-red and turned a-round and scared And I'm ly-y-ing in emp-ty beds a-gain I'll wait for you to come To your sen-ses, barbed wire fen-ces Won't keep me from break-ing through I swear I will to you Now I'm on my-y way to the o-ther side I'll for-get eve-ry-thing I left be-hind These emp-ty-y ro-oms Are st-ill filled wi-ith you-ou Are st-ill filled wi-ith you-ou I'm so-o ti-i-red and turned a-round and scared And I'm ly-y-ing in emp-ty beds a-gain A-way from you Break through the un-der-tow, your hands I can't seem to find. Pol-lu-tion burns my tongue, cough words I can't speak so I sto-op my strug-gl-ing, then I float to the sur-face, fi-ill my-y lungs with air, then let it out. I give it a-o-all, now there's a re-ea-so-on why I sing. So give it a-o-o-all, and it's these rea-sons that be-long to-o me. Rock bot-toms where we live, and still we dig these tren-ches, to bu-ry our-selves in them, backs brea-king un-der ten-sion. For far too long these voi-ces, muf-fled by dis-tan-ces, it's time to come to our sen-ses, up from the dirt. I give it a-o-all, now there's a re-ea-so-on why I sing. So give it a-o-o-all, and it's these rea-sons that be-long to-o me. Breathe, the air we give, the lives we live, our pul-ses ra-ci-ing dis-ta-an-ces. So wet my tongue, break in-to song, through seas of com-pe-e-ti-ti-on. So please be-li-eve yo-our eyes, a sac-ri-i-fice, is not what we ha-ad in o-our minds. I'm co-ming ho-ome to-o-night, home to-o-night... I give it a-o-all, now there's a re-ea-so-on why I sing. So give it a-o-o-all, and it's these rea-sons that be-long to-o me. To-day I of-fer up my-se-elf to-o this. I'm li-i-vi-ing for my dy-y-i-ing wish. I give it a-o-all, now there's a re-ea-so-on, there's a re-a-son, to give it all. We're lo-sing day-light but I can't work an-y fas-ter. Un-der the veil of dusk we go on. Don't close your eyes. What if it all di-sap-pears in the sha-dows, that reach from the stars? If I held my ground would you ask me to change? This drought bleeds on now we're dan-cing for rain. Drink the a-air but it's sti-ill not the same These worlds col-lide but the dis-tance re-mains We point the fin-ger, ne-ver ac-cept the blame and I kno-ow. Ooh-oh and I know The wa-ters gone but the fi-re still ra-ges on here. The men all shrugged their shoul-ders and left. We sleep so sound, in rooms just up the stairs. Will you save us like you saved them? If I held my ground would you ask me to change? This drought bleeds on now we're dan-cing for rain. Drink the a-air but it's sti-ill not the same These worlds col-lide but the dis-tance re-mains We point the fin-ger, ne-ver ac-cept the blame and I kno-ow. Ooh-oh and I know You've bled me dry, but I'm still brea-thi-ing I swear I'm suc-ki-ing dry the sky And you won't e-ver find us knee-li-ing Or swa-al-lo-o-wi-ing your lies! If I held my ground would you ask me to change? This drought bleeds on now we're dan-cing for rain. Drink the a-air but it's sti-ill not the same These worlds col-lide but the dis-tance re-mains We point the fin-ger, ne-ver ac-cept the blame and I kno-ow. Ooh-oh and I know This drought bleeds on! This drought bleeds on! Am I loud and clear or am I brea-king up? Am I still your charm or am I just ba-ad luck? Are we get-ting clo-ser, or are we just get-ting more lost? I'll show you mine if you show me yours first Let's com-pare scars, I 'll tell you whose is worse Let's un-write these pa-ges and re-place them with our own words We live on front por-ches and swing life a-way We get by just fine here on mi-ni-mum wage If love is a la-bor I'll slave 'til the end I won't cross these streets un-til you hold my hand I've been here so long; think that its time to move The win-ter's so cold, sum-mer's o-ver to-oo soon Let's pack our bags and set-tle down where palm trees grow. I've got some friends, some that I hard-ly know But we've had some times I would-n't trade for the wo-orld We chase these days down with talks of pla-ces that we will go We live on front por-ches and swing life a-way We get by just fine here on mi-ni-mum wage If love is a la-bor I'll slave 'til the end I won't cross these streets un-til you hold my hand, un-til you hold my hand, I'll show you mine if you show me yours first Let's com-pare scars I'll tell you whose is worse Let's un-write these pa-ges and re-place them with our own words We live on front por-ches and swing life a-way We get by just fine here on mi-ni-mum wage If love is a la-bor I'll slave 'til the end I won't cross these streets un-til you hold my hand. Swing life a-way Swing life a-way Swing life a-wa-ay Swing life a-way So please don't ask me how I end-ed up at my wits end And brea-king down Pa-ges torn from books we ne-ver read, Cause we're plugged in-to this grid. Don't pull this plug right now, Then we'd real-ly have to live. When I die, will they re-mem-ber not What I did, but what I ha-ven't done? It's not the end that I fear with each breath It's life that sca-ares me to death. When we built these dreams on sand How they all slipped through our hands And this mi-ight be our on-ly chance Let's take this one day at a time I'll hold your hand if you hold mine The time that we ki-ill keeps us a-live. Your words won't save me now. I'm at the edge fee-ling the sweat drip from my brow. "Get a grip on your-self" is what they say, Eve-ry ho-ur, eve-ry day. Hands o-ver my ears, I've been screa-ming all these years! When I die, will they re-mem-ber not What I did, but what I ha-ven't done? It's not the end that I fear with each breath It's life that sca-ares me to death. When we built these dreams on sand How they all slipped through our hands And this mi-ight be our on-ly chance Let's take this one day at a time I'll hold your hand if you hold mine The time that we ki-ill keeps us a-live. We came in search of an-swers! We left emp-ty han-ded a-gain! Shots fired in-to the sky... Are now re-tur-ning! Where the fuck will you hide? When I die, will they re-mem-ber not What I did, but what I ha-ven't done? It's not the end that I fear with each breath It's life that sca-ares me to death. When we built these dreams on sand How they all slipped through our hands And this mi-ight be our on-ly chance Let's take this one day at a time I'll hold your hand if you hold mine The time that we ki-ill keeps us a-live. When we built these dreams on sand How they all slipped through our hands And this mi-ight be our on-ly chance Let's take this one day at a time I'll hold your hand if you hold mine The time that we ki-ill keeps us a-live.

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