I am the fool who once stood at your door
Never sure what he stood for
Instant nostalgia, our generation's flaw
Yet I too yearn for just months before
When with eyes half closed I stepped into the cold
My body young my mind too old to fall into the fold
With eyes half shut no ifs and no buts
The second we touch I'll crumble to dust
Why can't I keep it together?
Why's it so hard to stay on the rails?
Why can't we keep it forever?
Ardently I refuse to fail
You look blankly back at me scared to give away
They look down on us and you're scared of what they say
The way that we live, the way that we breathe
The way that we love - that can give too much away
With eyes half closed I turn into smoke
The punchline to the harshest joke
With eyes tight closed I know this surreal
But all that happens now, this is all too real
Why can't I keep it together?
Why's it so hard to stay on the rails?
Why can't we keep this forever?
We can't afford to fail
Why can't we keep it together?
Why's it so hard to stay on the rails?
Why can't we keep it forever?
Ardently I refuse to fail again
There’s a mighty cinematic sweep in the songs on the latest from Badlands, the big and imposing orchestration with dreamlike vocals. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 27, 2022