The Kingdom Is Close Lyrics

Driving west

Running clean

Past the washed out billboards

For the slot machines

In the dark casinos

Where the books are clear

If the world was ending

Could you tell from here

You can run from heaven

But you can't escape

Every exit ramp goes

To a holy place

If the bush was burning

Would you kneel down

Would you take your shoes off

Or would you put it out

I want to know

What it's like to be someone

Who sees skin on dry bones

What it's like when

The kingdom's close

I'm a new moon rising

In a blacked out sky

I'm a closed up strip mall

Another waste of time

But I've been running from heaven

And I can't escape

I've been burning mercies

But they're new each day

I want to know

What it's like to be someone

Someone

Someone

I want to know

What it's like to be someone

Who sees skin on dry bones

What it's like when

The kingdom's close