Strike Anywhere

Dead Hours

Strike Anywhere


I see you 
Staring out from the printed page 
the calm before the storm 
in your breath 
The sunset on the side 
of your face 
the moments between 
life and death 
One truth for the men who pushed 
you into death 
and one truth for the rest of us 
we may be down 
but not out 
We're standing right in back of you 
Static quotations, historical lies 
Don't mean nothing 
when your children die 
just one more breath 
the last word on your lips 
The dust and the bruise 
The gunpowder we choose 

Soldiers of the hopeful masses 
optionless 
working classes 
sending money home to keep illusion alive 
standing right in back of me 

Static quotations, historical lies 
Don't mean nothing 
when your children die 
just one more breath 
the last word on your lips 
The dust and the bruise 

The gunpowder we choose 

We're standing right in back of you 

One truth for the men who pushed 
you into death 
and one truth for the rest of us 
(The rest of us) 
we may be down 
but not out 
We're standing right in back of you 

Static quotations, historical lies 
Don't mean nothing 
when your children die 
just one more breath 
the last word on your lips 
The dust and the bruise 
The gunpowder we choose