Stand up straight to push away
These failures made to move along
More cobwebs grown to seize the day
Disgraced in time for what went wrong
Now suffocate the rising tide
Designs we all thought bullet proof
Reactors made to blow your mind
Were nothing more than misconstrued
So you know we're always waiting for
Another metaphor to come
Still chasing down the answers but
Our legs don't seem to run
If you colour me a picture, please
Don't paint it black and white
I'll raise these stakes to wash it clean
If you'll keep it out of sight
While ego conquers many things
With ink stains racing through the dark
Like coal turned into diamond rings
In tune for pathways made of sparks
So you know we're always waiting for
Another metaphor to come
Still chasing down the answers but
Our legs don't seem to run
If you colour me a picture, please
Don't paint it black and white
I'll raise these stakes to wash it clean
If you'll keep it out of sight
Can you keep it out of sight?
Currently our currencies
They're stretched out on the mend
While everywhere the helpless stare
With nothing to defend
Now there's nothing to defend