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von Billy Pilgrim

Another sleepless night
Turn off my light, turn it on
Open my books, take in silence
And wait for the dawn
Lock myself into place
To keep the sun off my face
When the morning comes
Try, try to keep it all inside

Form one thought, break it off
Take a breath, carry on
You think you matter so much
That you′re the only one
In your mind you're a star
That I can see from afar
Before you′ve even begun
To try, try to keep it all inside


If you feel it then open your heart
No need to ask it what for
Blood runs cold when it's shut from the sun
So open your door and what's more
Try

Worked for years on their temples
To burn them all down
An angry horde disbelieving
Set fire to sacred ground
In its place they built banks
Think fish and drum tanks
Just to tear the sky down
They try, they try to conquer all

Walled their cities as high as they could
Kept them apart from themselves
Fought for ages and raged on the plains
With reasons misunderstood but to the common good
They raised up their idols
Protected their own
Walked on dinosaur bones
Spread a pestilent nature from mountain to sky
Until the rivers ran dry
And the rivers ran dry that day


Watch the lights flash by my window
Throw ghosts on the wall
And every room in my house
Answers back when I call
Trace the outline within
Trusting dreams to begin
To try, to try to keep it all inside
To try, try to work it all out

Try if you will, try if they won′t
You′re damned if you do
And you're damned if you don′t
Try if you will, try if they won't
You′re damned if you do
And you're damned if you don′t try