Timeless Youth

We could wash the past away
 As the sun sets on the James
 Up all night, to sleep all day
 When nothing ever stays the same
 Remember two short years ago
 When we first met I looked at you
 And thought for once in life
 I don't feel like the outcome's mine to choose
 But they don't want to see us free
 They want us stuck in the concrete
 Forever unashamed to be all we can be
 They tried to take, take, take our timeless youth away
 They tried to break, break, break us down and cast the blame
 But they could never make our colors fade
 No way to wash away our saving grace
 They'll never take, take, take our timeless youth away
 Now we could watch our past decay
 As the sun sets on the bay
 And although the viewpoint's changed
 Our aspirations stayed the same
 Now our balance is shaken up
 And sometimes it makes me numb
 To think about how once
 I would spill my guts, now my mouth just stays shut
 But they don't want to see us free
 They want us stuck in the concrete
 Forever unashamed to be all we can be
 They tried to take, take, take our timeless youth away
 They tried to break, break, break us down and cast the blame
 But they could never make our colors fade
 No way to wash away our saving grace
 They'll never take, take, take our timeless youth away
 The world will say that it's all our fault
 Make us believe we're not good enough
 Robbing the youth of their innocence, cover up their distress
 There's some things you just can't forget
 One time for my dead friends
 One time for their words unspoken
 One time for the dead ends
 One time for the lies we say over and over and over again
 They tried to take, take, take our timeless youth away
 They tried to break, break, break us down and cast the blame
 But they could never make our colors fade
 No way to wash away our saving grace
 They'll never take, take, take our timeless youth away