Power Is a Lonely Place

His future is dark His past is a hole He's broken he's lost His body and soul I've watched all his friends pass him by His load is a river That he needs to cry Oh come let me help I'm watching you fall My hands and my feet are no longer bound Oh why so afraid of losing face I've told you that power is a lonely place I have told you that power is a lonely place He washes his words Yet nothing is clean No man ever was so spiteful and mean The watch on his wrist tells time and a tale His load is a whirlwind He needs to exhale Oh come let me help You're digging a hole I know you want out, away from it all But why so afraid of losing face I've told you that power is a lonely place I have told you that power is a lonely place He picks up his pace He tidies his house He packs up and leaves his children and spouse Their meeting is long They write down a law Forbidding the things that he never saw And never again will he be alone The road that he walks is paved with gold They sit holding hands, the chosen, the few They're faking a future, believing it's true They are faking a future, believing it's true