No Way Down

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Meet the son of a government man And a pillar of salt I was born with blood on my hands And have all the signs of a bleeding heart Living high on a giant hog On a mountain so steep Keep your head in a hollow log As the ruling fog are about to creep [Chorus] What have we done? How'd we get so far from the sun? Lost, lost in an oscillating phase Where a tiny few catch all of the rays [Verse 2] Out beyond the western squalls In an alien land They work for nothing at all They don't know the mall or the layaway plan Dig yourself a beautiful grave Everything you could want Maybe those invisible slaves Are too far away for a ghost to haunt [Chorus] What will we charge? Letting go of a claim so large Oh, all of our working days are done But a tiny few are having all of the fun Get used to the dust in your lungs [Bridge] Is there no way down From this peak to solid ground Without having our gold teeth Pulled from our mouths? [Verse 3] Make me a drink strong enough To wash away the dishwater world they said was lemonade Walk with me after the show Maybe we can find a way through the minefield in the snow [Chorus] What will they charge? Letting go of a claim so large Oh, all of our working days are done But a tiny few are having all of the fun [Outro] Apologies to the sick and the young Get used to the dust in your lungs