Caravan (Instrumental Version) - Protest the Hero.mp3

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[00:31.62]Allow me a moment to explain
[00:34.74]While you were sleeping the ocean wasn't drained
[00:38.33]But transformed
[00:41.59]Transformed
[00:43.41]It yawned and groaned as it rose from its bed
[00:46.14]It stretched, diluted, and extended its head
[00:49.64]And took corporeal form
[01:06.06]At least, in part, at first
[01:08.23]But when it encountered the Earth
[01:11.27]It took a deep draw in, extended its arms, and leapt into the sky
[01:17.94]Took wing over mountain and it rode on the wind
[01:22.90]It traveled the cities, but as the sun dimmed
[01:29.36]It grew fat as it cursed at the Earth
[01:35.59]It grew fat and it cursed at the Earth
[01:42.31][03:43.71]In a thunderous rage
[01:44.74][03:46.70]And display of bright lights
[01:47.94][03:49.44]It spat and began to give birth
[01:51.89][03:53.47]The bloom is off the rose, at least for me, for me
[01:58.08][03:59.70]The bloom is off the rose, at least for me
[02:04.50][04:06.03]Dogs like me can bark, but the caravan moves on
[02:10.77][04:12.35]Dogs like me can bark, but the caravan just keeps on rolling on
[02:17.38]When you finally awoke, a new ocean had formed
[02:23.50]Through the clamorous night, the magnificent storm
[02:32.16]It fell from the sky to reform and perform
[02:38.30]Its endless endeavor in its worn uniform
[02:55.06]The Sun, the Moon, the Earth, the shore
[02:58.00]Tired metaphors played out before your eyes
[03:02.07]Sedation, satisfaction
[03:06.76]To be satisfied and entertained
[03:09.83]Without any source of intellectual gain
[03:13.57]Seems to be what's in fashion there
[03:19.48]Interpret the meaning
[03:21.57]To mean anything that you want it to be
[03:24.86]I've heard those same words fall from my own lips
[03:30.98]It falls flat and I question its value
[03:37.15]It falls flat and I question its worth
[04:18.98][04:30.81](Better to light a candle
[04:22.45][04:34.36]Than curse at the darkness
[04:25.33][04:37.02]Better to light a candle)
[04:55.54]This is the confluence of narrative and naivety
[05:01.66]Swallowing a stream of lies and empty poetry
[05:08.38][05:17.02][05:26.00][05:35.52]You don't have to be the one to tell me
[05:12.82][05:21.67][05:29.58][05:39.65]You don't have to be the one to let me down
[05:43.68]A catchy way of saying nothing
[05:46.67]But a narrative seems to allude to something more
[05:52.05]With a purpose and a real direction
[05:55.90]But they're just words punched in a template, same mistakes we made before
[06:00.21]I, for one, am ****ing tired
[06:04.14]Of conceptions that bring nothing new from the womb
[06:08.24]If every story's the same
[06:11.91]Then the rose has truly lost its bloom
[06:16.71]Can you sing it back to me?
[06:18.79][06:27.37]I can't relate to this, I can't relate
[06:22.69][06:31.46]Maybe it's your preference, but I can't relate
[06:38.00][06:42.54][06:58.93][07:03.17](Where is the problem? We're entertained)
[06:47.67]My problem's the consistency with every concept made
[06:52.20]Don't just tell me a story
[06:55.34]What does it convey?
[07:07.88]I want to feel something more than just betrayed
[07:13.35]You are the problem
[07:15.93]I am the problem
[07:19.13]Are you satisfied, satisfied?
[07:23.58]No, don't be satisfied, satisfied