System / Meltdown (Live at Wembley)

Lyrics

[PART I: System...] [Intro: Rou Reynolds, Crowd] There was a house in a field on the side of a cliff And the waves crashing below were just said to be a myth So they ignored the warnings from the ships in the docks Now the house on the cliff is the wreckage on the rocks Nothing could fix the building's flawed foundation The scaffolding and stilts were the laws and legislation This house was doomed, but they didn't care They'd invested in the system that was beyond repair When I was little I dressed up as an astronaut and explored outer space I dressed up as a superhero and ran about the place I dressed up as a fireman and rescued those in need I dressed up as a doctor and cured every disease It was crystal clear to me back then That the only problems that I could face Would be the same problems that affect us all But of course, this sense of common existence Was sucked out of me in an instant As though from birth I could walk But I was forced to crawl So this is such an exciting time (To be alive) Our generation's got to fight (To survive) It's in your hands now, whose future? (Our future! Our future!) [PART II: ...Meltdown] [Intro: Rou Reynolds] It's your future This is gonna change everything! This is gonna change everything! This is gonna change everything! System meltdown, meltdown, meltdown [Instrumental Drop] [Pre-Chorus: Rou Reynolds, Chris Batten] Stand up! How we gonna get through this alive? Get through this alive? (It's not too late, it's not too late) Stand up! How we gonna get out of this alive? Get out of this alive? (It's not too late, it's not too late) Stand up! How we gonna get through this alive? Get through this alive? (It's not too late, it's not too late) Stand up! Countries are just lines Drawn in the sand [Chorus: Rou Reynolds & Chris Batten, Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds] Inside this sick foundation We've had the realisation Inside this sick foundation We've had the revelation [Pre-Drop: Rou Reynolds] Fuck all borders and fuck all boundaries Fuck all flags and fuck nationalities You've gotta give us a chance Before we reach the... System meltdown, meltdown, meltdown [Drop: Rou Reynolds] Stay at the gates Zup, zup, zup Harder then ever [?] Stand by System meltdown, meltdown, meltdown [Pre-Chorus: Rou Reynolds, Chris Batten] Stand up! How we gonna get through this alive? Get through this alive? (It's not too late, it's not too late) Stand up! How we gonna get out of this alive? Get out of this alive? (It's not too late, it's not too late) Stand up! How we gonna get through this alive? Get through this alive? (It's not too late, it's not too late) Stand up! Countries are just lines Drawn in the sand [Chorus: Rou Reynolds & Chris Batten, Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds] Inside this sick foundation We've had the realisation Inside this sick foundation We've had the revelation [Bridge: Rou Reynolds] And we begin to learn to smile again Start to walk that extra mile again 'Cause I know that We are one! [Refrain: Rou Reynolds & Chris Batten, Rou Reynolds] It's not too late, it's not too late It's not too late, it's not too late Fear begins to vanish when we realise That countries are just lines Drawn in the sand with a stick