... Dust

Lyrics

[Verse 1] If only dust could talk,what would we hear it say? Before it's brushed aside just as it's swept away It's just the evidence, it's of no consequence It's only flesh and bone, why don't we leave it alone? [Chorus] If only dust could gather into lines of chalk Around a silhouette detective fiction walks For it's the only witness that can testify Can I spit out the truth or would you rather just swallow a lie? [Verse 2] Why did they dam the land? Why did they flood the plain? Did they erase the name? And wipe away the stain You kept your mouth well shut, appeared to turn your coat Now there's a name for you but it's stuck in my throat [Chorus] If dust could only mutter or in laughter trill If it could warn and whisper from the windowsill For it's the only witness that can testify Can I spit out the truth or would you rather just swallow a lie? [Verse 3] Here come the juggernaut, here come The Poisoners They choke the life and land and rob the joy from us Why do they taste of sugar when they are made of money Here come the Lamb of God and the butcher's boy, Sonny [Outro] If dust could only gather in the needle track Then it would skip a beat and it would jump right back If dust could only gather in the needle track Then it would skip a beat and all the sense I lack