The Call

Staring high at the new green leaves Witnessed a squirrel fall from the trees It reminded me of something I know It happened tomorrow ten minutes ago Bumblebee stuck on the wrong side of the glass Desperately trying to make a few days last Buddy the beetle is making no ground Flat on his back, legs waving around It's the call It's the eternal sadness from the great beyond Everything's coming, everything's gone Noble notions and lies made fools for fools Their lives turned into other men's tools Grown-up children playing high-stakes games Make an example of your remains Ghouls dance along the river of blood Expect drowning in this kind of flood Father's doubled over in the deepest despair His son was beheaded on the town square It's the call It's the eternal sadness from the great beyond Everything's coming, everything's gone Build me a house, it took four years Toil, sweat, and a couple of tears Luckily enough, before it was done Had me a wife that had me a son Through thin skin see ribs and shoulder blades Beneath a face far too good to be a maid With all I know of all that's gone on before Don't think I'll send him to fight rich men's war It's the call It's the eternal sadness from the great beyond Everything's coming, everything's gone It's the eternal sadness from the great beyond Everything's coming, everything's gone