Come past the lies We cannot be so blind Hear their cries The wait 'til daylight dies No more broken promises Slowly we watch the degradation of the civilization The rise and fall of all we are Stands here before us

I won't pretend that, I'm not a victim of a world that will not listen I will defend that, we are the vanquished, and you will not make our decisions We will rise. They will fall, Nothing that I can't overcome Conquer the battles one by one, crushing the

And the trees are stripped bare Of all they wear What do I care? And kingdoms rise And kingdoms fall But you go on and on

The things you're telling me aren't making any sense Right back up again I'm sick of wishing for someone else to come Our buildings have fallen Our walls all caved in, And we can't comprehend this sad state That we're in so we sift through the ashes Of

As their castles crumble slowly We watch them fall Their crown slips from heads unworthy I'm after you As we gain control We are the children you reject and disregard These aching cries come from the bottom of our hearts You can't disown us now, we are

We won't run and hide I'm passing over you like a satellite So catch me if I fall That's why you stick to your game plans and party lives But at night we're conspiring by candlelight We are the orphans of the American dreams Oh shine your light on me