[Verse 1]
You and me of the ten thousand wars
Dividing life into factions of pleasures and chores
A bed to be made and a bed to lie in
A hand in the darker side and our sights set on Zion
[Verse 2]
The heart of a skeptic and the mind of a child
Put my life in a box and let my imagination run wild
Pour the cement for my feet
The heart and the mind on a parallel course
Never the two shall meet
[Chorus]
And oh, the dissatisfied with the satisfied
Everybody loves a melodrama and the scandal of a lie
Still you held your arms open for the prodigal daughter
I see your eyes in my eyes through your eyes
Still water
[Verse 3]
Try making one and one make one
Twist the shapes until everything comes undone
Watch the wizard behind the curtain
The larger than life and the power of seeming certain
[Verse 4]
The evil ego and the vice of pride
Is there ever anything else
That makes us take our different sides?
I wanted everything to feed me
About as full as I got was of myself
And the upper echelons of mediocrity
[Chorus]
And oh, the dissatisfied with the satisfied
Everybody loves a melodrama and the scandal of a lie
Still you held your arms open for the prodigal daughter
I see my eyes in your eyes through my eyes
Still water
Still water
[Verse 5]
After the battles and we're still around
Everything once up in the air has settled down
Sweep the ashes, let the silence find us
A moment of peace is worth every war behind us
[Outro]
You and me of the ten thousand wars
Thanks y'all
Thank you
You and Me of the 10,000 Wars (Live) was written by Emily Saliers.