The People in the Attic

[Intro: Spencer Charnas]
It's difficult in times like these: ideals, dreams and cherished hopes rise within us, only to be crushed by grim reality
(These are the words that set me free)

[Verse 1: Justin "JD" DeBlieck, Spencer Charnas, Both]
We are the last of what used to be
Every breath, every moment
They’re getting closer and closer to me
Stripping my dignity with every brick as it’s broken
Stealing hope from my whole family

Lights out
The path that God has lit grows ever darker
But my faith goes further now
I didn’t want to be a fucking martyr
But I can’t put my pen down

[Chorus: Spencer Charnas]
I stare through the cracks of my life in slow motion
As my world crumbles down around me
I write the words that set me free

[Verse 2: Justin "JD" DeBlieck, Spencer Charnas]
Always glued to the radio
Getting lost in the static as the attic is taking its toll
Can’t we all just go? I’m fucking sick of the inside
We’re alive yet deprived and alone

Alive yet deprived and alone
But never on our own

[Chorus: Spencer Charnas, Justin "JD" DeBlieck]
I stare through the cracks of my life in slow motion
As my world crumbles down around me
I write the words that set me free
These are the words that set me free
These are the words that set me free, yeah

[Guitar Solo]

I get cross, then sad, and finally end up turning my heart inside out, the bad part on the outside and the good part on the inside, and keep trying to find a way to become what I’d like to be and what I could be if...if only there were no other people in the world

[Soundbite: Spencer Charnas , Justin "JD" DeBlieck ]
Good morning, sir, I am officer Silberbauer of the SS
I…
You're hiding enemies of the state, are you not?
Yes…
Take me to them now
No!

[Chorus: Spencer Charnas]
I stare through the cracks of my life in slow motion
As my world crumbles down around me
I write the words that set me free
These are the words that set me free
These are the words that set me free, yeah