Dead and gone are our heroes, our poets, our saviors Buried in the shadows of the chain stores downtown While the ghosts of every heart we've ever broken Spend their nights chasing us down Just like a lie I can feel the strain Of the truth slipping away Erased, and trying to fight its way out of me So lets rally around our cities, light up your torches Run everyone out that doesn't think like us And tomorrow if the world dangles its existence We've only ourselves to blame for what we've done The light from these billboard painted stars Burns holes into unsuspecting hearts