Count The Dead

Blank stares that kill
 faces i know
 we watch the soldiers count the dead
 is this all we are
 savage in our grace
 with muted hearts and victory lace
 we watch the soldiers count the dead
 rainwater come and wash this ash alive
 our hearts are heavy now
 rainwater please and wash this blood away
 as we find out what we are
 out in the world
 as a city burns
 we sleep to dream
 a lion and a lamb
 in the great machine
 snow crashes down
 to rest on cedar limbs
 lambs curl beneath chesire grins
 and we preach sanctity
 a broken promise and a one way street
 the blackest irony
 as we count the dead
 and we watch the soldiers kill again
 rainwater come and wash this ash alive
 our hearts are heavy now
 rainwater please and wash this blood away
 as we find out what we are
 out in the world
 as a city burns
 we sleep to dream
 a lion and a lamb
 in the great machine
 mother mercy let it out
 faith and love scream save our ship
 come save us now
 you've got your questions haven't you
 they're all you've got
 we've got our hopes and our half truths
 so we sleep it off
 counting it down
 we're counting it down again
 rivers run red
 counting it down
 we're counting it down again
 rush to the end
 we watch the soldiers count the dead