Veiled among the brushes, they'll lie and wait for more
A cunning, shrewd appraisal meets superstition, lore
Parasites and scavengers, seldom known by name
They'll lie and wait for more
So dance the mice with malice, with watchful eyes away
Or occupied with trinkets, in satiate decay
Brazen, with impunity, ruthless sovereign wage
They'll lie and wait for war
To fate we leave our will, to destiny our means
We've proven our loath, imparted our seams
Late the hour'f resolve, when finally we see
The light shines green
When the darkness looms, when perception fails
When the fearless move, with inaction we'll condone
When the helpless call will they fall alone
Will we rise, or will we wait
Impaled among the ashes, a whisper in the squall
Suffered them to anon, to've been nothing at all
If precedents and patterns reveal a certainty
They'll lie in wait
To fate we leave our will, to destiny our means
We've proven our worth - we part at our seams
Late the hour'f resolve, and finally they've seen
The light shines green
When the darkness looms, when perception fails
When the fearless move, with inaction we'll condone
When the helpless call will they fall alone
Will we rise, or will we wait
What can I do | we try our best
I've worries too | our lives aren't blessed
I'm needed here | we've ills at home
The timing's poor | I wish I'd known
Can't change the world | I'm just one man
It's not my problem | And where's Sudan
Why should I care | And who would miss
We suffer true, | but not like this
Blood on my hands, whole world ablaze
On my shoulders, oh how it weighs
Just hold your breath and ride on
We'll hold our breath and ride on
A cunning, shrewd appraisal meets superstition, lore
Parasites and scavengers, seldom known by name
They'll lie and wait for more
So dance the mice with malice, with watchful eyes away
Or occupied with trinkets, in satiate decay
Brazen, with impunity, ruthless sovereign wage
They'll lie and wait for war
To fate we leave our will, to destiny our means
We've proven our loath, imparted our seams
Late the hour'f resolve, when finally we see
The light shines green
When the darkness looms, when perception fails
When the fearless move, with inaction we'll condone
When the helpless call will they fall alone
Will we rise, or will we wait
Impaled among the ashes, a whisper in the squall
Suffered them to anon, to've been nothing at all
If precedents and patterns reveal a certainty
They'll lie in wait
To fate we leave our will, to destiny our means
We've proven our worth - we part at our seams
Late the hour'f resolve, and finally they've seen
The light shines green
When the darkness looms, when perception fails
When the fearless move, with inaction we'll condone
When the helpless call will they fall alone
Will we rise, or will we wait
What can I do | we try our best
I've worries too | our lives aren't blessed
I'm needed here | we've ills at home
The timing's poor | I wish I'd known
Can't change the world | I'm just one man
It's not my problem | And where's Sudan
Why should I care | And who would miss
We suffer true, | but not like this
Blood on my hands, whole world ablaze
On my shoulders, oh how it weighs
Just hold your breath and ride on
We'll hold our breath and ride on