the cannon's mouth

i had all the pieces that i needed

saw the places inbetween

you taught me to breathe it all in

and i stood waiting in your welcome shadow

with nothing but the dark below you

i could believe you were light

and you were the water underneath the keystone

air to all that could not breathe

you showed them the love in the lie

but i saw the tragedy of life that lingers

slipping through the city's fingers

brother

i waited too long

into my waiting arms

promise to meet me there

help me to find the start

help me to fill my heart

into my waiting arms

building the dream we shared

if i could find the start

if i could fill my heart

higher

stone by stone

hollow hope

empty home

don't look down

boy

we must be the ones

ashes by us and it's done

it's your choice saint or the beast

boy

so give me the likeness of a life with no hope

the sight and sound as one

this new home

tell me that you hear it too

and i could see the end in each beginning

see enough to make the world say: 'we heard the music in you'

into my waiting arms

promise to meet me there

help me to find the start

help me to fill my heart

into my waiting arms

building a dream we shared

if i could find the start

if i could fill my heart

you have the choice: saint or the beast

prove you can be force fed war and spit peace

you can be force fed war and spit peace

you can be force fed war and spit peace

you have the choice: saint or the beast

prove you can be force fed war and spit peace

you can be force fed war and spit peace

you can be force fed war and spit peace