I Saw the Bombs Fall

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I awoke from a nightmare In a fit consciousness now Cold sweat and colder air Blinding flashes cast a shadow Before the sound hit the square The end of it all They kept it from your TV screens; A sleight of hand I dreamt of a lifeless rock; A cratered wasteland [Pre-Chorus] It's not just an alternate reality I saw the bombs fall It's not just overseas I saw the bombs fall [Chorus] Are we really that far away? Am I naive to think That this is only a dream? Is it really too hard to recall what brought the end of it all? We lost our chance to rewrite history Rewrite history [Verse 2] A path void of heroes The abysmal waste of what could have been Discerning only ones and zeros There's no space between for them [Breakdown] Peel back what covers your ears Hear that a nation is crying out for mercy (Mercy) Before it's too late for them to raise the sound Mercy Before it's too late for them Mercy [Pre-Chorus] Are we really that far away? Am I naive to think That this is only a dream? Is it really too hard to recall what brought the end of it all? We lost our chance We lost our chance to rewrite history [Outro] Between the bodies in trenches and the blustery sky It's not just overseas; I saw the bombs fall I saw the bombs fall