As The Sun Goes Down

Lyrics

[Bridge] I don't dance in the moonlight much There's no romance in the moves I bust I can count on one hand the people whom I trust And it's rare that the mood strikes us As the sun goes down [Verse 1] And the credits role again The curtains are drawn on yet another day inside the holdin' pen And all the men and women from Melbourne to Berlin Retire for another night of awaitin' the world's end They were born at the same time as me With the same hopes and dreams of the way life should be What they might achieve, if they strive to exceed the limits And take flight, what a great height can be reached Learn to speak, learn to walk, learn to read, learn to count Learn to think for yourself, try it out Make the most of your time, make a difference Make sure you're kind to your neighbours, and mindful of your spirit That's what they taught us in the day, and in a way I kinda wish what actually happened had been the same Instead I sit and wonder just how many of us got there Now we know that life's not fair [Hook] As the sun goes down We let the twilight remind us What it means to be among the survivors How to deal with the crisis, as night falls Stretches, toward the ground As the sun goes down We let the twilight remind us What it means to be among the survivors How to deal with the crisis, as nightfall Rests upon this town As the sun goes down [Verse 2] And this city's dark again I realise nightfall is now my only friend With no sunlight to hide all the corruption and the crooked men The broken bones, broken hearts that we couldn't mend From dawn 'til dusk, we kick up dust And kick up a fuss, whenever something disgusts us But if anything is truly pressing we don't discuss much We don't wanna get too depressed, and gotta pick up lunch Learn to cheat, learn to steal, learn to pass the blame Learn to read the situation, learn to play the game Make a profit, make dollars, make millions It doesn't make sense just to mind your own business But as the sun sets, one gets a little too pensive The darkness in my heart puts me back on the defensive My minds so restless, my chest grows breathless Who knows what the next step is [Hook] As the sun goes down We let the twilight remind us What it means to be among the survivors How to deal with the crisis, as night falls Stretches, toward the ground As the sun goes down We let the twilight remind us What it means to be among the survivors How to deal with the crisis, as nightfall Rests upon this town As the sun goes down [Bridge] I don't dance in the moonlight much There's no romance in the moves I bust I can count on one hand the people whom I trust And it's rare that the mood strikes us [Verse 3] Hey yo, I often wonder if we got the chance to shoot the breeze What I would say to that innocent baby boy I used to be Would I tell him "It'll all be alright You'll be safe and secure through the course of your life"? Or would I tell him honestly, how it's gonna be How life is often unjust for the majority How those in power can act with pure evil And bad things frequently happen to good people How up here there's not much room for jubilation Our own environment is one the human race has mutilated We scarred the face of the planet like parasites Then expect it to forgive our sins like a battered wife We're putting weapons up in space We got satellites that can read the expression on your face We got drone aircrafts, remote control soldiers Killing ordinary folk for petroleum stakeholders Mass murderers, corrupt mass media Misleading [is deviously building(?)] mass hysteria Building cathedrals so high, we can touch god While systematically denying where we come from So all that's left for us to do is make a dumb song And sing along to that fucker when the sun's gone The world is dark and worn You can either see it all or stay looked indoors As the sun goes down [Hook] As the sun goes down We let the twilight remind us What it means to be among the survivors How to deal with the crisis, as night falls Stretches, toward the ground As the sun goes down We let the twilight remind us What it means to be among the survivors How to deal with the crisis, as nightfall Rests upon this town As the sun goes down