Sometimes

I know that the sunset empire shudders and shakes And I know there's a floodgate and a raging river And I say, see the silence of the ribbons of iron and steel And I say, hear the punch drunk huddle as they drive on hammer and steel Sometimes you're beaten to the call, sometimes Sometimes you're taken to the wall but you don't give in Sometimes you're beaten to the call, sometimes Sometimes you're taken to the wall but you don't give in I know, I know that the cannibals wear smart suits and ties And I know they arm wrestle on the altar And I say, don't leave your heart in a hard place Sometimes you're beaten to the call, sometimes Sometimes you're taken to the wall, no, no Sometimes you're beaten to the call, sometimes Sometimes you're taken to the wall but you don't give in Sometimes you're beaten to the call, sometimes Sometimes you're taken to the wall Sometimes you're shaken to the core, sometimes Sometimes the face is gonna fall, but you don't give in Sometimes you're beaten to the call, sometimes Sometimes you're taken to the wall but you don't give in