Song of the Rats Leaving the Sinking Ship

Once you rode a tide, it was always flowing out towards the sky
 It was like a dancer who followed your steps
 It was like a lover who could take you to the dawn
 It was like a history you could throw away
 yeah...
 Now the sea is throwing back all the voices who don't want to drown
 Every wave is like a soldier who will fade back into the fear
 where the soldiers are made
 trapped with your first class papers on a lonely dock
 where the future is a luxury to mock
 You can laugh, you can cry, you can even bitterly grieve
 But you can't deny that it's time to leave
 your indecision is poison, worse than broken bones or the coffin
 your either standing still or your running out
 You're like a safety door that's stuck and won't open
 for a fire or a summer day
 All you do is tire
 But you don't have to try - everyone wants to be deceived
 But you can't deny that it's time to leave
 I swear you want to say goodbye even more than you want to breathe
 But you can't deny that it's time to leave
 The enemy always lies
 Hides like a match in a lump of coal
 He won't use his eyes
 He hates you for your soul
 He hates you for soul.