The Stage (Live from The O2 Arena in London)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] So I arrived, naked and cold A welcomed change from the abeyance of a ghost town catacomb No need for counsel, I appreciate the time, I'm not alone ([?]) There were days these child eyes Would overlook the ugliness and fantasize I found my heart for the first time and I awakened in me I left myself to navigate and oh I felt control Oh [Chorus 1] Who is the crowd that peers through the cage As we perform herе upon the stage? Herе we go [Verse 2] As the boy became a man In came a calm sophistication I can hardly understand So lost in ego, didn't notice when the time had slipped away (This is a house of [?]) Jesus Christ was born to die Leave it to man to levitate his own to idolize We're simply sociopaths with no communication, baby I see your angle but we differ from our points of view [Speaking] O2, I want to hear you sing it to me [Chorus 2: Crowd and M. Shadows] Who is the crowd that peers through the cage As we perform here upon the stage? Tell me a lie in a beautiful way I believe in answers, just not today [Guitar Solo] [Speaking] Oh, London, how you doing this fine evening? This is the second show, there ain't gonna be no fucking hangover tonight, you ready to have some fun with us? Then I wanna see those lighters and cell phones in the air for a little bit of calm before the storm tonight [Guitar Solo] [Speaking] I love this fuckin' city, look around, you look beautiful London [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Hope my wheels don't abandon me now Seein' that I'm out here alone I'm runnin' out of fight And the wind speaks a comforting voice Guiding me to her arms Mother, I'm alright It took the birth of sin to snake-rattle the mind Before a blow to the head By the gavel of time, don't wake up Can't you wake up? When did the walking apes decide that nuclear war Was now the only solution for them keeping the score? Just wake up Can't you wake up? (You do know this is just a simulation, don't you?) [Chorus 2] Who is the crowd that peers through the cage As we perform here upon the stage? Tell me a lie in a beautiful way I believe in answers, just not today Oh [Instrumental Outro]