Cradle to Grave

The Manipulated Dead

Cradle to Grave


Wake up on the links or mountainside 
Sparrows can't make noise all throughout life 
Every living thing dies alone 
Darkness will not fear or love the lifeline 

More pain by dawn 
Let's dream it never comes 
One life to lead, one to slip away 
One time to prove 
One to reflect through memories that haunt 
When it's all been dead and said and done 
The manipulated dead 
The manipulated dead 
Once upon a time begged forgiveness 

Rabbits to follow into night 
Cellar doors have nothing to hide 
Grandma Death waits for her letter 
Cunning children can't lie forever 

More pain by dawn 
Let's dream it never comes 
One life to lead, one to slip away 
One time to prove 
One to reflect through memories that haunt 
When it's all been dead and said and done 
The manipulated dead 
The manipulated dead 
Once upon a time begged forgiveness 
The manipulated dead 
The manipulated dead 
Once upon a time gave advice 

Focus on the forgotten subject 
No imagination 
No safety 
No tangent universe 
Do you feel what you dream? 
In your dreams are you real? 
Do the skies open up for the past to fall through? 
Do you save the world and laugh it off? 
Do you forget yourself? 
You're already forgotten 

More pain by dawn 
Let's dream it never comes 
One life to lead, one to slip away 
One time to prove 
One to reflect through memories that haunt 
When it's all been dead and said and done 
The manipulated dead 
The manipulated dead 
Once upon a time begged forgiveness 
The manipulated dead 
The manipulated dead 
Once upon a time gave advice