Borrowed Time
Lyrics
[agressive exploding distortion metal guitar riff]
Verse 1
The minister smiles beside a borrowed flag
A camera finds the angle where the hunger doesn't show
He promises a ladder from the bottom of the bag
Then signs another paper for the people he'll never know
Pre Chorus
The priest counts coins behind a painted door
Says patience is a virtue while they padlock the poor
Chorus
Who did you save with your beautiful speech?
Who did you feed from your iron seat?
The world keeps sinking, the suits keep dry
God looks busy, and the leaders lie
No hand comes down, no answer arrives
Just another headline teaching us how to survive
Verse 2
A mother folds the notice into four precise squares
Her son learns every exit in the hospital hall
The council sends a wreath and photographs of prayers
Then votes itself a raise behind a curtain in the wall
Pre Chorus
The preacher says the wound will close in time
While the men who made it toast beneath a chandelier's shine
Chorus
Who did you save with your beautiful speech?
Who did you feed from your iron seat?
The world keeps sinking, the suits keep dry
God looks busy, and the leaders lie
No hand comes down, no answer arrives
Just another headline teaching us how to survive
Bridge
I saw hope in a shop window
Marked down and out of stock
A little saint with plastic eyes
And a broken second hand clock
If heaven has a telephone
It never rings this town
And every man who promised change
Is busy changing the subject now
Final Chorus
Who did you save with your beautiful speech?
Who did you feed from your iron seat?
The world keeps sinking, the suits keep dry
God looks busy, and the leaders lie
No hand comes down, no answer arrives
We trade our names for numbers just to stay alive
Outro
The flag comes down at half past five
The cameras leave, the bills survive
No miracle, no grand design
Just you and me on borrowed time