End of an Era

It's the end of an era

I guess we weren't as strong as we thought

All the shops are closing

At the end of our block

Streets paved in litter

Are all that we have

No more shiny things that mother brings

So hang it on the wall

Let's weep and weep

There's an anger inside of me

Begging to be released

And it's stealing the life from me

Time spent and time undone

I'm glad that you came here everyone

But the curtain call was more than an hour ago

So goodbye ladies and gentlemen

It's under your pillow you know

Over the mountains and down through the snow

You'll pray for change and rearrange

But beneath your head lies your sacrament

I rush to hide my face in every large crowd

Cause the thought of them seeing me in such doubt

Could put me under and out

So walk on walk on

I will do until out of sight

Until the casket door creaks and turns

And folds me in and it closes on me tight

There's an anger inside of me

Begging to be released

And it's stealing the life from me

Time spent and time undone

I'm glad that you came here everyone

But the curtain call was more than an hour ago

So goodbye ladies and gentlemen

It's under your pillow you know

Over the mountains and down through the snow

You'll pray for change and rearrange

But beneath your head lies your sacrament

It's the end of an era

I guess you weren't as strong as you thought

All the shops are closing

At the end of your block