Proving Ground

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You attempt to board the train Though the car is full of liars Recognize the tendency You're the great compromiser Suppose sooner or later We're all just survivors Prayer becomes the heart's lost words When you're too close to the fire [Chorus] If you get a patch of ground Well, it's there you make your plan If you get a soap box It's there you take your stand All the kingdoms that rise up They collapse without a sound Yeah, the driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing Out here on This proving ground [Verse 2] Well, I remember the summer The shimmer and the laughter We were lying to each other About what we were after And I'll admit that, just perhaps The judgment is too stern When your dreams have long been buried And your bridges, they're all burned [Chorus] If you get a patch of ground Well, it's there you draw your plan If you get a soap box It's there you take your stand All the kingdoms that rise up They collapse without a sound Yeah, the driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing Out here on This proving ground [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Hear that there are secrets Told that there are maps Ah, but every one we've been privy to Has closed on us like a steel trap It leaves you full and noble Those dreams, you never lost them Stays with you forever Long time after you're forgotten [Chorus] If you get a patch of ground Well, it's there you draw your plan If you get a soap box It's there you take your stand All the kingdoms that rise up They collapse without a sound Yeah, the driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing The driving rain is cleansing Out here on This proving ground [Outro] On the proving ground Oh, oh