Where did you go?
Down Virginia crossed a bridge that looked
A lot like Leviathan
Traveled the coast but I was tied to the whipping post
So I’m getting high again

Where did you go?
Down Virginia crossed a bridge that looked
A lot like Leviathan
Traveled the coast but I was tied to the whipping post
So I’m getting high again

Where did you go?
Down the river in a sinking boat
Soft sounds of violins
Followed the ghost and was delivered from the shadows of
All that I was hiding in

Where did you go?
Down the river in a sinking boat
Soft sounds of violins
Followed the ghost and was delivered from the shadows of
All that I was hiding in

Where did you go?
Down Virginia crossed a bridge that looked
A lot like Leviathan
Traveled the coast but I was tied to the whipping post
So I’m getting high again
Where did you go?
Down Virginia crossed a bridge that looked
A lot like Leviathan
Traveled the coast but I was tied to the whipping post
So I’m getting high again

(Don’t Trust
I’m a thief in the night
Lost touch
I’m a thief in the night,
I’m a beast in the rain)

Where did you go?
Down the river in a sinking boat
Lost but was found again
Followed the course and was delivered from the shadows of
All the things I was hiding in

Where did you go?
Down the river in a sinking boat
Lost but was found again
Hard on the road, I felt as though I was invisible
Until I broke the silence

Don’t trust in the power to abstain
I’m a thief in the night, I’m a beast in the rain
Lost touch, it may never be regained
On a search for the truth, no excuse for the shame

Where did you go?
Down Virginia crossed a bridge that looked
A lot like Leviathan
Traveled the coast but I was tied to the whipping post
So I’m getting high again

Johnny Cash is dead and so is Johnny Butt
The only person left worth listening to’s my pervert cousin Bud
He said the radio is garbage and the internet is crap
Heard ’em puking on a microphone, he thinks they call it trap

He said fuck a rock bottom, he would rather hit the rock
Told me if he caught the cancer, he would go and kill a cop
Said he never wants no mortgage and he never wants no kids
The only thing that he expects in life is to get it how he lives

Hey now, hey now
The children are awake now, pipe down
It’s more than they can take or take down
If they don’t catch a break they’ll break down

All I hear is
Hey now, hey now
The children are awake now, pipe down
It’s more than they can take or take down
If they don’t catch a break they’ll break down

The more my cousin thought, the heavier he drank
He said, “If I were you I’d take all of your money out the bank
‘Cause they’ll be appropriating everything when the shit hits the fan
Please always remember those three words I told you: ‘Fuck the man!’”
He said, “Always watch your back, there’s nobody you can trust,
The government will take your money then they’ll kick you in the nuts
‘Cause the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting killed,
If we don’t stand up for ourselves, I’m sure as hell nobody will”
‘Cause

Hey now, hey now
The children are awake now, pipe down
It’s more than they can take or take down
If they don’t catch a break they’ll break down

All I hear is
Hey now, hey now
The children are awake now, pipe down
It’s more than they can take or take down
If they don’t catch a break they’ll break down

These days I’m just tryna get my bills paid
Had the dream of getting’ rich since the first grade
And I can’t afford to fuck up my master plan so I’m feeling pressured to behave
I could sell some weed flip a pack like all my homies do
Imma mess up no luck yeah get charged they’ll take my license too
They’re never gonna get it, the problems of underprivileged
On a one-way train to bein’ those of every citizen
The plots thickened
Accept their powers limitless
And act as if you got nothing to lose and scream I’m sick of it
We can no longer stay silent
Because we’re surrounded by violence
An eye for an eye ‘til they meet their demise
Because we’ve all already been blinded
Come on

Stop children what’s that sound
Something’s in your way, go and burn it down
Stop children what’s that sound
Something’s in your way, go and burn it down

Hey now, hey now
The children are awake now, pipe down
It’s more than they can take or take down
If they don’t catch a break they’ll break down

All I hear is
Hey now, hey now
The children are awake now, pipe down
It’s more than they can take or take down
If they don’t catch a break they’ll break down

All I hear is hey now, hey now
The children are awake

Sometimes it feels like
The sun won’t come out tomorrow
Sometimes it feels like
There’s no harder time than right now
But it’ll be alright
‘Cause happiness can be borrowed
From the stranger next to you
If all they share is a smile

Shake, shake off the cold
Shake off the dust, break with the old
Make no mistake, this too shall pass
All of your woes, will turn into laughs
Just keep the faith, stay on the path
Give what you take, don’t dwell on the past
Eyes on the prize, don’t lose sight of your goals
All of the highs, come with the lows

Sometimes it feels like
What’s been broke can’t be mended
Sometimes it feels like
There’s only one way out
But somewhere deep inside
A fire burns unattended
All you need’s a spark from it
To turn this whole thing around

Shake, shake off the cold
Shake off the dust, break with the old
Make no mistake, this too shall pass
All of your woes, will turn into laughs
Just keep the faith, stay on the path
Give what you take, don’t dwell on the past
Eyes on the prize, don’t lose sight of your goals
All of the highs, come with the lows

Sometimes it feels like
You’ve lost every inch of your soul
That it was more than you can take
Or more than you can handle
But instead you just learned how to grow
It’s easier each time
You’ll build upon the struggle
You only know highs from the lows
And with some faith you’ll find
Your way to the brighter side

Shake, shake off the cold
Shake off the dust, break with the old
Make no mistake, this too shall pass
All of your woes, will turn into laughs
Just keep the faith, stay on the path
Give what you take, don’t dwell on the past
Eyes on the prize, don’t lose sight of your goals
All of the highs, come with the lows

All you can do is
Shake, shake off the cold
Shake off the dust, break with the old
Make no mistake, this too shall pass
All of your woes, will turn into laughs
Just keep the faith, stay on the path
Give what you take, don’t dwell on the past
Eyes on the prize, don’t lose sight of your goals
All of the highs, come with the lows

Pressure building for awhile (from)
Both sides of the aisle (it’s)
Like choosin’ scum from bile
Fed the fury from the crowds (all)
Slanderous and loud (some)
Ignorant and proud
Divide and conquer was the vow (but)
Look who’s laughin’ now (that)
You proved to be coward
Nepotism is the shroud but
It’s all what we’ve allowed

Dollar saved, squalor earned
The dregs of this earth
Will rise up against the empire
All it takes is a turn
A turn for the worst
To see who really is the vampire

Fooled the people with a smile (yet)
A crooked smile (though)
Quickly turned to scowls
Build a wall, we’ll tear it down (yea)
Simply go around (we)
Don’t think you’ll be around
The future’s bigger than your fist (it’s)
Too big to resist (if)
You’d like we’ll show you this
It’s hard to think about it now ‘cause
It’s all what we’ve allowed

Dollar saved, squalor earned
The dregs of this earth
Will rise up against the empire
All it takes is a turn
A turn for the worst
To see who really is the vampire

I chugged a bottle of wine
In the nick of time
Opened up my eyes went blind
Cause all the leaders be committin’ crimes
It’s been the ugliest thing you could envision
Now they’re preaching hate through microphones and some of us decide to listen
They got the means and persistence to keep us all bitchin
Spend a couple trillion ‘til everyone can see the vision
I don’t see the point in livin’ you don’t see the bigger picture
Shouldn’t be a cost for freedom some of them are getting’ richer
So yes sir it’s been all about the money
But I probably sound funny cause you know I ain’t got none of it
But I don’t give a shit
Light a spliff and take a hit
Oppression is a mindset it’s time to just get over it
This a paradigm shift, this a blunt of fine shit
I been off the wagon carry baggage cause my minds sick
You gon’ be fine kid but I lost hope so long ago
My dream is chasing me so I keep running cause it’s all I know

Dollar saved, squalor earned
The dregs of this earth
Will rise up against the empire
All it takes is a turn
A turn for the worst
To see who really is the vampire

I need a couple more minutes to explain the way
How I feel today
But whose to say that you’d care anyway?
It’s hard to sympathize and read between the lines of another’s eyes
Sometimes you gotta compromise, hey
Accept the things we can’t change
We love the good but with no bad we can’t appreciate the blessings of our day to day
And I’ll be tired when I see you ‘cause I’m working late
But I’m certain you’ll have all the words to put a smile on my face

Is it building you up?
Or is it dragging you down, down, down
You could offer it up
Until some better days all come around

Is it building you up?
Or is it dragging you down, down, down
You could offer it up
Until some better days all come around

Let me show my appreciation, for days as hard as they come
Another year around the sun, another journey’s begun
I don’t want to take the easy way out, that’s not the life I’m about
You take your lumps with their discomfort, it’s encouraging how
A flower grows from the dirt, a power grows from your hurt
And therein endless possibilities to put it to work
You’ll find your balance for sure, however it may occur

Is it building you up?
Or is it dragging you down, down, down
You could offer it up
Until some better days all come around

Is it building you up?
Or is it dragging you down, down, down
You could offer it up
Until some better days all come around