Never mind what morals say today Stay your course and trust your gut make hay History's told by those atop the hill Perspective is what justifies the kill You’ve set your sail you’ve made your bed Your tale be told he said she said The hero is a point of view To John Wilkes Booth your aim is true If you can face yourself within the mirror You’ll convince yourself just what path is clear Perceptions that your way is far askew Don’t define the right in what you do You’ve set your sail you’ve made your bed You’ve blazed your trail your soul be bled The hero is a point of view Che Guevara speaking his own truth Good and bad’s not black or white Defined by those that win the fight The villain's the hero in his mind Psychosis is understood in time How you’ll be remembered you don’t choose Trust conviction's all that you can do Detractors are intent to have their say In your heart you know they’ll see the light one day You've made your bed and cleared your head You’ve told your tale and woke the dead The hero is a point of view Did Castro really speak the truth? Did Batty really speak the truth? Did Nelson really speak the truth? Did Sinead really speak the truth? Did Thanos really speak the truth?

A waiting games that’s not for the meek The journey goes through valleys pre-peak The darkest dawn’s incredibly bleak A treasure that the common man seeks El tiempo lo cura todo Taking everything as it comes Nothings ever done ’til it’s done Waiting for your day in the sun A distance that’s still left to be run El tiempo lo cura todo Time heals wounds Don’t give up too soon We are all consumed By life’s daily gloom Give yourself at least one more chance It doesn’t have to be your last dance Just when you believe all hope is lost You’re spared another day from the cross El tiempo lo cura todo Time heals wounds Don’t give up too soon We are all consumed By life's daily gloom

Ignored so long and sang the same song Woe is me cause I don’t belong Never want to be in a club That would have me as a member for long Abandoned and left drifting at sea Stranded on an island of me An orphan in a sprawling debris Left longing to be freed of the free Envy is a poison that kills From inside out it smothers your will A lifelong plan has taken effect Look down your nose, protect and you’re wrecked Abandoned and left drifting at sea Stranded on an island of me An orphan in a sprawling debris Left longing to be freed of the free Trust no one and guard yourself You isolate you have your health An arms length can’t be far enough There are no diamonds in the rough No selfish acts to be forgave You die alone your soul be saved Sympathy for faint of heart Empathy a dying art A perfect time to disconnect Know yourself your makers met It’s just one more step to the grave No difference in the price that’s paid Now one more time around this long bend My ego's finally well on the mend A social circle I’ll never crack A dark room that fades deeper to black Abandoned and left drifting at sea Stranded on an island of me An orphan in a sprawling debris Left longing to be freed of the free

Pull me in close and do your worst Next time you're sincere will be the first A sharpened edge that’s been forged with time Sincerity turning on a dime A poisoned pen, a burning bridge Trust collapsing from within A nagging doubt that's been confirmed Artifice our common ground to play pretend First cut is the deepest but it’s far from the last A thousand tiny slices how much more can you stand You’ll hardly even notice since they’re mostly in the back And the pain is so familiar it only hurts when you laugh Blood Blood in blood out Raise shadows of doubt Blood in blood out Prick skin and bleed out Blood in blood out Break bread how devout? Blood in blood out Within and without Assumed a certain certainty as the god’s given truth Blinded by the obviousness and a burden of the proof Bloods thicker than water that you’ll drown in the abuse And betrayal is betrayal and you are not immune Blood Blood in blood out Raise shadows of doubt Blood in blood out Prick skin and bleed out Blood in blood out Break bread how devout? Blood in blood out Within and without

Judge not lest ye be judged Much more fun to hold a grudge Ask not what’s right for them Ask instead how they should be condemned Look out for number one A pointing finger is your gun Reject bogus points of view Everything’s a lie outside your truth Everybody else is a fool Content to just follow the rules Everybody else is a fool Sheep will just do what they do Fuck facts and fuck proof Consensus built to raise dispute Faith forgives the world of sins And the idiots huddle up again Everybody else is a fool Content to just follow the rules Everybody else is a fool Sheep will just do what they do Reflect for a beat and your through A lie can be lived as the truth So nice to be safely immune And to be so much better than you Everybody else is a fool Content to just follow the rules Everybody else is a fool Sheep will just do what they do Reflect for a beat and your through A lie can be lived as the truth If you’re surrounded by tools There’s a good chance you’re one of them too

This is the fade of the expanding man A hipster is fading to dust That shape is the shade of where I used to stand Memories are starting to rust Learn to work the playing field Always live just what I feel The cracks and flaws will be revealed As I die behind the wheel There’s a name for holding on You cling too tight, you stay too long You win you lose and then you’re gone Just call it Deacon Blues You call me a fool, point at my crazy schemes It’s clear I’m a man out of time But this one’s for real, can’t give up on the dream I’m ready to walk that fine line Learn to work the playing field Always live just what I feel The cracks and flaws will be revealed As I die behind the wheel There’s a name for holding on You cling too tight, you stay too long You win you lose and then you’re gone Just call it Deacon Blues My back to the wall as I cling to it all I’m a victim of one laughing chance Still chasing these dreams like a viper that crawls This is the essence of true romance This is the fade of the expanding man Sue me if I’ve held on for too long The clearest of paths never lead where you plan I die each night I sing this song Learn to work the playing field Always live just what I feel The cracks and flaws will be revealed As I die behind the wheel There’s a name for holding on You cling too tight, you stay too long You win you lose and then you’re gone Just call it Deacon Blues Learn to work the playing field Always live just what I feel The cracks and flaws will be revealed As I die behind the wheel There’s a name for holding on You cling too tight, you stay too long You win you lose and then you’re gone Just call it Deacon Blues

The darkest feeling you’ll ever know When there’s no more chances left to be blown Times run out for you to ever atone When the rope runs out we’re all left alone The fading of todays into grey The darkness that descends is the weight Fell right into the tritest cliche Content with living your life from the grave Wake up to find it’s all in the past That opportunity was finally the last Question how it happened so fast You’re never gonna have that last laugh The fading of todays into grey The darkness that descends is the weight Fell right into the tritest cliche Content with living your life from the grave Patronized Sympathized Empathized Patronized Sympathized Empathized The fading of todays into grey The darkness that descends is the weight Fell right into the tritest cliche Content with living your life from the grave

Build me up to tear me down A pool of tears for me to drown Promises gone up in flames And I'm left here to eat your shame You left what’s left of me Set cast adrift at sea Chewed up, spit out to bleed A shadow among your debris Tied to you forever bound A pool of string to bat around A hamster on a spinning wheel Been bled too dry to ever feel You left what’s left of me Set cast adrift at sea Chewed up, spit out to bleed A shadow among your debris

The Iron Age as modern day, ignorance will pave the way Misinform the mindless hordes with fantasies, conspiracies, content to let the planet burn dispute the lessons learned and learned Misinform - Defcon 4! Salem Mass 2022 deny those witches right to choose The church and state decide your fate in choosing life, you can fuck you rights with less and less control at hand our Caucasian god will rule the land No body free - Defcon 3! The idiot shivers in you Ignorance coming to roost The idiot shivers from you Fantasy woven as truth No shame as you do what you do A culture of blatant abuse The idiot shivers in you Tolerance stricken from view The wild west each afternoon in US schools always High Noon Sandy Hook and Columbine, Virginia Tech and U of T, Robb Elementary and more each week Amendment Two - Defcon 2! Setting sun - Defcon One! and we’re done!

One percent might be too much Compassion is turning to mush Bureaucracy could give a fuck The Romans are shit out of luck Shadow caste - Caesars and Slaves Happenstance - Caesars and Slaves Too many souls to be saved Die is cast - Caesars and Slaves Too many trips to the well Penance for lies that we tell All previous dynasties fell Soon enough and we'll join them in hell Shadow caste - Caesars and Slaves Happenstance - Caesars and Slaves Too many souls to be saved Die is cast - Caesars and Slaves All about Caesars and Slaves!!!