There are those who are silent yet who talk all of the time
Their faces never really show the way their quiet footsteps go
And when i greet them my mask is just the same
I put no trust in the crooked and the lame
If you want to walk just get up on your feet
And if you want to talk just open your mouth and speak
What is the ugly secret that you cherish in you heart
The truth you can't stand, that drives you from the land of the living
The land of the living
A smile is not a friednship and those heart-felt words are cheap
They are as shallow as a puddle in the street
Like the tear drops that you shed for the humble and the weak
As you float over their bodies to the promised land you seek
Where there is no one to ask you who you are or what you've done
You're a face without a name with nothing to explain
Oh, the dead who walk among us, what they take they don't give back
See their hollow smiling faces as they ride upon the backs of the living
The land of the living
Addition and subtraction is a cold and sober art
But there is no place for taking stock in matters of the heart
Either you are genuine or you are not
You either mean the things you say or cut the ties and drift away
Inflated with self-righteousness, afloat upon the wind
But for all your bloated virtues, i wouldn't give a sin
My allegiance is to those who are alive
Those who wear it on their sleeve, who do not run and do not hide
Foolish little monkeys playing in the land of the living the
Land of the living
When i speak the words i repeat
Are lost within this roaring
And when i call your eyes turn to me
But what are they exploring ?
Hidden shapes that pass fast away
Apon the waters streaming
And what i see i just cannot say
There is no one to heed me
I could say that i am sorry
But what forgiveness lies before me ?
In the river
Those who know me know all too well
All my sins and failings
But brother dear, how could i tell ?
The course that i was sailing
In the flood, before my eyes
I see the face that i despise
In the river
It's mine, it's mine
Drifting far away
I can see you'rte not very strong
As the current sweeps you past me
And i can see your head going down
As helpless your cries find me
"Help me! Save me! Lend me a hand!
Pull me out! Pull me out!
Save me! Save me! Give me your hand!
Pull me out! Pull me out!"
I would save you, give my life
But it's already sacrificed
To the river
It's gone, it's gone
Drifitng far away
Mothers tell your children the truth
Don't hide the fate that's waiting
When you're born you start to drown
There's no help, no safety
First a gift of love is given
Then the winds rise, the sails are riven
On the river
I don't like to see you cry
You're alone and i know why
I can free your life from sin
Open up and let me in
Let me, let me, let me, come in
Machine, i'm a good machine
Machine, i'm a good machine
On you i lean, i lean, i lean, i lean, on you i lean
Machine, i'm a good machine
Belive in one another
Depend on one another
Be good to one another
I am the other
I'm a good machine
Machine, i'm a good machine
I love it, believe me, you know it's true
Belive me, i know it, you'll ove it too
I mean it, i see it, i know it's true
i see it, i know it, you'll love it too
When we walk and talk about it
Talk together, i feel fine
When we walk and talk about it
Talk together, walk in line
We walk together, talk about it
Talk together, i feel fine
We talk about it, walk together
Talk together, i walk in line
I guess i'm alright
Oh, yeh, alright, alright
You know i'm ok
Ok, alright, alright
Oh, yeh, it's alright
Alright alright alright
I'm ok, it's alright, i feel fine, it's ojk, it's alright, in fact it's fine
I'm a big machine
Yeh, yeh, yeh
Machine, i'm a good machine
Of thee i sing, i sing, of thee i sing
Machine, i'm a good machine
Belive in one another
Depend on one another
Be good to one another
I am the other
I'm a good machine
Yeh, yeh, yeh
I love it, i made it, it's what i do
You know it, you've seen it, it looks like you
Don't you just love it, it's just like you
I love it, you love it, you know it's true
When we walk...
Look at me and watch yourself
Everyone is someone else
When you speak the echoes chime
The voice is yours but the words are mine
All mine, all mine, all mine, all mine
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