I watched the rise and the fall of the common man I lived to see your steps walk back I watched the walls all crash down, crumbling Just to be rebuilt while we slipped We threw suds in the oceans winding We promised peace but the peace won’t last ‘Cause now we forged new brakes so nervously Waiting for this harmony to pass I stand guard and roam Like a sentinel I see it all I’ve been awake too long Wish there was something that could close my eyes To all that I see Awake too long It would be easier to fall asleep We fell in love but the love kept running out We follow roads but the roads all end We lived and learned, and learned to live without Falling from the matters we assemble I’ve seen the eyes of the widows left behind I’ve seen the child of a violent man And never once did our leaders apologize For battles they began I can’t look away, or pretend not to see And so I say I’ve been awake too long Wish there was something that could close my eyes To all that I see Awake too long It would be easier to fall asleep Asleep Maybe I would dream if I could sleep Maybe I’d see what this could be Instead of what you know And is there bliss in ignorance? Is this our demise we can’t prevent? Should we fall asleep? I’ve been awake too long I’ve been awake too long I’ve been awake too long I’ve been awake too long (I’ve been awake too long) And like constant vigils we all (I’ve been awake too long) Carry eternal flames (I’ve been awake too long) I’m saturate pains to an open heart (I’ve been awake too long) But through it all Every single cut I’ve been awake