The Sound of Arson

Despite all the spiteful things I say
I still need this like the air I breathe
Still need this to prop up these tired bones
Because my youth is leaving

Never to be seen again
Stripped from me by time and pressure
So, I bang the drum
In a sound of declaration
Of war against the world that
Is dark and calculated
Like a killer in the shadows
Remove me from this calculation

This is a war so many will never know
Opposition to the world
That is stark raving, mad and cold
I'm scared this anger won't last much longer
Despite all the bullshit I say

I still need this
To breathe life into me
Stoke the ashes, spark the flame
Feed the fire, burn down the lies

Burn through this rhetoric, burn it all down
Face the world like a roaring blaze
Before all the tears begin to turn silent
Burn down everything that stands in our way

Bang the drum