While Rome Burns Lyrics

Every way I turn my head

I see the smoke of burning fires

All my friends have come and gone

While I just sit and pick my lyre

Tell me, tell me where we stand

Are we caught in a flaming pyre

Take me, take me by the hand

Are we lost in a loveless life

Oh heart, why do you beat for things that you'll never know

Oh words, why do you fail to come when I need you most

Every time I lift my head

I feel the sting of wasted hours

All my dreams are moving on

While I just sit, inhaling flowers

Tell me, tell me what you can

To alleviate desire

Take me, take me by the hand

Lead me out of a loveless life

Oh heart, why do you beat for things that you'll never know

Oh words, why do you fail to come when I need you most