Dirt and Roses

The city grieves like widows clasping Folded flags against their hearts Raindrops feel like dirt and roses On black coffins in the dark Not yet corpses, still we rot Oblivious to our decay Drinking poison, drop by drop Destined to die Unless we save our lives From the coming dawn That seeks to drown us in the flames But if we sell our soul For the chance of gold Then we'll rue each passing day And I swore this place was once was alive The streets all pulse like living veins Heart point beating crossed with blood The buildings breathe each time they sway The time of death Punctuated by the bells The sky turned red Then came the rain Come on, let's save our lives From the coming dawn That seeks to drown us in the flames But if we sell our soul For the chance of gold Then we'll rue each passing day They drown, they'll crush you from the top I'd rather die, I would rather chase them down These worlds are crashing forward, they try to set alight Build our true fates while they drown Like fallen soldiers on these fields We spend our lives, bodies hurled up on the wheels I swear we tried I gave up on this godforsaken sight And felt it all pass by Come on, let's save our lives From the coming dawn That seeks to drown us in the flames But if we sell our soul For the chance of gold Then we'll rue each passing day So save our lives Our lives it's coming clear Yeah, it's been coming clear to me We'll never sell our soul For the chance of gold And we'll live each passing day