Expatriot

Lyrics

[Verse 1] One of the bricks has fallen From the wall that held the names of those who died And the stains of their blood Were whitewashed by the flood The backlash and the pride Of the survivors that lied [Verse 2] And now that the leaves have fallen And the city's lost its only trace of God And the wind that sweeps the streets Also chills the feet And the churches lie in ruins Wherever the armies have trod [Chorus] But now the chains break for the last time It's not enough just to do the best you can But I only wish you would care As much as the others But it's a lot to ask For concern is a lonely thing [Verse 3] And now that the soldiers have fallen They lay drunk in the scum and the mud And the wine won't stop the rain And it won't bring their friends back again It won't ease the pain Or the sight of the blood [Verse 4] And one of the leaders has fallen Yet we cannot waste the time to even mourn For flags are made of dust And armor made to rust And faith that dies with ease Is faith that was never born [Chorus] But now the chains break for the last time It's not enough just to do the best you can But I only wish you would care As much as the others But it's a lot to ask For concern is a lonely thing [Verse 6] And now that the seeds have fallen Like a sign for the beginning of the end And the summer lasts 'til fall 'Til the reaper makes his call And the harvest brings the death But a death that comes as friend [Chorus] But now the chains break for the last time It's not enough just to do the best you can But I only wish you would care As much as the others But it's a lot to ask For concern is a lonely thing