The Edge of America

Walk the edge of America A concrete beach to scrape my hand Inside the subway stinking fear and shame Becomes the violent breath Vigilantes out on dawn patrol But now there's nothing left to hide I'm just a number on the metal fence Which marks the great divide Hey boy Give your dreams a rest If you're tired of searching This is where it ends There's nothing left to lose Nothing to protest Learn to love your anger now Anger here is all you possess Welcome to the age Below the towers of the citadel Seems someone overlooked the cost Forgotten soldier of paradise Now paradise is lost Recognition never realized Salvation lost among the crowd So tell me beside this sterile sea Where is your nation now? And we say Hey boy Give your dreams a rest If you're tired of searching This is where it ends There's nothing left to lose Nothing to protest Learn to love your anger now Anger here is all you possess Welcome to the edge