Rise Against - Dirt and Roses Lyrics
This city grieves like widows clasping folded flags against their heartsRaindrops spill like dirt and roses on black coffins in the darkNot yet corpses, still we rot, oblivious to our decayDrinking poison, drop by drop, descend to darkUnless we save our livesFrom the coming tideThat seeks to drown us in its wavesBut if we sell our soulFor the chance of goldThen we'll rue each passing dayAnd I swear this place once was aliveThe streets all pulsed like living veinsHeart was beating cars with bloodThe buildings breathe each time they swayTime of deathPunctuated by the bellsThe sky turned redThen came the rainCome on let's save our livesFrom the coming tideThat seeks to drown us in its wavesBut if we sell our soulFor the chance of goldThen we'll rue each passing day.They drown, they'll crush you from the topI'd rather die,I would rather chase them downThese worlds are crashing forward,They try to set alightBuild our true fates while they drownLike fallen soldiers on these fieldsWe spared our livesBodies holed up on the wheelsI swear we triedI gave up on this godforsaken sight,And felt it all pass by.Come on let's save our livesFrom the coming tideThat seeks to drown us in its wavesBut if we sell our soulfor the chance of goldthen we'll rue each passing day.So save our(Save our lives)Our lives,it's coming clear,Yeah it's been coming clear(Coming clear)To me...We'll never sell our soulFor the chance of goldAnd we'll live each passing day
