A Moment of Silence

A moment of silence, please, for those who never get the chance
 They show up to the party, but they're never asked to dance
 The losers, the liars, the bastards, the thieves
 The cynicists, the pessimists, and those that don't believe in nothing
 I never met a loser that I didn't see eye-to-eye with, I declare
 I stare into your eyes
 But you look right past me into the air
 What's it like to stand in your shoes?
 To have never felt the belt of somebody's abuse?
 I take the bottle and I tip it for all my heroes that have passed
 Alas, you have left us, but your stories they will last
 Uninspired by the recruiting call
 Independent we stand
 Independent we fall
 So tell me: how long do you think you can go before you lose it all?
 Before they call you bluff and watch you fall?
 I don't know, but I'd like to think I had control
 At some point, but I let it go and lost my soul
 Sit tight, but the revolution's years away
 I'm losing faith and I'm running low on things to say
 So, I guess I have no choice but to regurgitate
 The tired anthem of a loser and a hypocrite
 Oh! To have died that night, I realized it wouldn't last
 Our days were numbered and the reaper tipped the hourglass
 The final mayday of our sinking ship had come and passed
 Oh! To the west, you don't know what it is you're running from
 And everybody's laughing loud
 Your last chance to make your mother and your father proud
 A moment of silence, please, for those who never get the chance
 They show up to the party, but they're never asked to dance
 The losers, the liars, the bastards, the thieves
 The cynicists, the pessimists, and those that don't believe in nothing
 They said "a pox,
 Upon your house,
 Upon your family and everyone you ever knew
 And everyone you'll ever meet"
 I bet they think we wish we joined when we could
 But we do what we want, we don't do what we should
 Elaughing, 'cause they're thinking they're in on something I don't get
 Don't forget
 I connect and I read every word you said
 Like a child who believes he was wronged
 If you hate me so much, then stop singing my songs
 So tell me: how long do you think you can go before you lose it all?
 Before they call you bluff and watch you fall?
 I don't know, but I'd like to think I had control
 At some point, but I let it go and lost my soul
 Sit tight, but the revolution's years away
 I'm losing faith and I'm running low on things to say
 So, I guess I have no choice but to regurgitate
 The tired anthem of a loser and a hypocrite
 Oh! To have died that night, I realized it wouldn't last
 Our days were numbered and the reaper tipped the hourglass
 The final mayday of our sinking ship had come and passed
 Oh! To the west, you don't know what it is you're running from
 And everybody's laughing loud
 Your last chance to make your mother and your father proud
 Oh, oh, oh...