Ghosts For Us Songtext
von Countervail

Dead, trapped here facing our judgment
Take me, spare the innocent
Courage wavers with every passing moment
Second thought!
Leave me, take the lot
Faced with my failures, I break away
Sad how quickly I fold when the cards are stacked against me
Every tragedy presents me with
A high road and a scapegoat, I′ll be leaving in a lifeboat

To the others who walked to the ends of the earth for us, we've failed
And I can′t even say that I've been trying

Shame, the past is behind us
Flashbacks so bright we'll be blinded
The longer it takes
To stifle our rage
The stronger the cage


So fall on your sword
Or tighten your bootstraps
We′re going to war
Where there are no take backs

To our brothers who′d conquer our fears, foes, and ghosts for us
We've failed!
And I can′t truly say that I've been trying!

Left here naked, transparent
Time escapes me, was I ever alive
Memories converge in nonsensical sequence
Chilling thought!
If I ever was, I′m not

Blank eyes watching, voices loud in my head
Grey skies falling, the piercing reprisal of the dead


Shame, the past is behind us
Flashbacks so bright we'll be blinded
The longer it takes
To stifle our rage
The stronger the cage
Foul!
The stench of our history
No one is innocent, everyone′s filthy
Rally us up with a blind, bitter jury
The gavel will drop, speak up now

We'll recover our bones at the end of the road
(Bones at the end of the road)
Uncover the wounds cut along this weary trail

Carry us back
Give us our lives
Echoes in the forest
The dead sing ghosts for us
Echoes through clouds of dust
The dead sing ghosts for us