It was how Dave said "us" Like the last three years had never happened It was how George walked down and threw dirt onto the casket It was how I know you would want this to be a fast one And not some cliché ballad I'm slowing down in the August air A heavy heart and shaking hands carried you up here I buried half of a decade there It was the better part You'd catch the reference if only you could hear Because I can still hear you in the bass drum beat after "I'll Catch You" I'm left wondering if you meant anything when you typed out "You never got me down, Ray. I never went down" You know the -blam!-ed up part is I kind of always knew we'd have to write a song about this You know the -blam!-ed up part is I had my fingers crossed that it wouldn't be for you, kid You know the -blam!-ed up part is It's been months, and I still have nightmares You know the -blam!-ed up part is I'm never going back there You know the -blam!-ed up part is The -blam!-ed up part is The -blam!-ed up part is The -blam!-ed up part is -blam!- (See you brother) ~ You're the snake hidden in my daffodils when I'm picking flowers That's just my luck these days Why can't you just be happy for me? You're the brake lights failing as my car swerves off the freeway It kind of feels like sabotage Why can't you just be happy for Why can't you just be happy for me? ~ The rivers are full of crocodile nasties and He who made kittens put snakes in the grass. He's a lover of life but a player of pawns --- yes, the King on His sunset lies waiting for dawn to light up His Jungle as play is resumed. The monkeys seem willing to strike up the tune. ~ We were born to sin We were born to sin We don't think we're special sir We know everybody is We've built too many walls Yeah, we've built too many walls And now we gotta run A giant fist is out to crush us We run in the dark We run in the dark We don't carry dead weight long We send them along to heaven I carry my baby I carry my baby Her eyes can barely see Her mouth can barely breathe I can see she's afraid She could see the danger We don't want to die or apologize For our dirty God, our dirty bodies Now, I stick to the ground I stick to the ground I won't look twice for the dead walls I don't want a white pillar of salt I carry my baby I carry my baby Her eyes can barely see Her mouth can barely breathe I can see she's afraid That's why we're escaping So we won't have to die, we won't have to deny Our dirty God, our dirty bodies ~ As time passes by, regrets for the rest of my life The ones who I confide were gone in the black of the night ~ One man came to reveal a mystery Changing the course of history Made the claim he was God Ageless, born of a virgin Mary Spoke with a voice that carried through the years It's persevered ~ You're the only reason I stayed In this coward's melee I'd rather die than live without mercy and love Sing while the city decays We'd rather go up in flames Lest we betray thy names of dignity and love