Skylight Signs + Hands - New Elders
"Skylight Signs" + "Hands" by New Elders
performed at Rich's Bday party on February 8th @ Lucas' House
lyrics below
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Skylight Signs
Outspoken and so cryptic
facing all four walls
there's a mortar in your mind
a devil at your breast
with Armageddon eyes
we know to despise our man; he's blind
reads our plans
so open up that heart no room for it without
marks the way, give us reach
may it's beat persist never to run out
each rhythm holds a voice, a wisdom unaware
spoke only to anoint your despair
preacher of comfort an inspired illusion
stuck on the whim of a moral code
no mystery it's mortal's mode
to cast blame as solution
spoke to console and condemn
came to despise and to care
I see you standing there
looking disillusioned
forsake and jeopardize the truth
clutch onto that old hate and fear
for horizon's won't flee
subhumans you and me
beneath the catacombs of marble
no burning sun just charcoal
left asunder plains to ash
if only this place could last
we'll name it heaven
bless the sinners and the reverent
Outspoken and so cryptic
facing all four walls
there's a mortar in your mind
a devil at your breast
with Armageddon eyes
we know to despise our man; he's blind
reads our plans
Hands
Seventeen and tender, thinkin what am I gunna do?
My mother sat me down and told me boy it's up to you
Go do what you like, you won't be happy otherwise
I knew it when she told me I could see it in her eyes
Could blame the world, blame anybody, for when I stumble or fall
If im not making my own mistakes it aint no life of mine
I wanna know what makes a man
Is it the clothes on his back?
Or the calluses on his hands?
Some of my friends tell me, "Youre stuck on a straight away road"
Just take the next exit man!
Well I pray for the day I told you so
Well I told you soooooooo
Could blame the world, blame anybody, for when I stumble or fall
If im not making my own mistakes it aint no life of mine
I wanna know what makes a man
Is it the clothes on his back?
Or the calluses on his hands?