Awake Lyrics

There's a place I used to go on the back side of the island

I used to walk down the broken down pier

I used to get lost amongst a million phragmites

And I could see the world so clear

You were a casualty of war

And Im the one who pulled the trigger

I was stuck inside the moment

And you were looking at things bigger

We were living the lives of vagrants and vagabonds

Just playing games and setting off atom bombs

We were just children just stomping on egg shells

Knew nothing about pain or absolute farewells

I used to get lost

I used to get lost

I never understood the cost

But now that I'm awake

I see the ruins in my wake

I can feel all the heartache

And the trouble

That I've caused

Everything I used to know

Unraveled with just one question

How much do we spend on all these lies?

I used to believe in such a simple explanation

But now I question the education

I was a victim of the times

And you're the one who skipped the trial

I was cleaning up the ashes

While you burned another pile

We were living the lives

Of führers and fugitives

Who knew the flames could be so lucrative?

We were just soldiers

Just following orders

Knew nothing 'bout war

We're just loading up the mortars

I used to believe

I used to believe

But now all I do is grieve.

But now that I'm awake

I see the ruins in my wake

I can feel all the heartache

And the trouble

That I've caused