No Way Down

[Verse 1]

Meet the son of a government man

And a pillar of salt

I was born with blood on my hands

And have all the signs of a bleeding heart

Living high on a giant hog

On a mountain so steep

Keep your head in a hollow log

As the ruling fog are about to creep

[Chorus]

What have we done?

How'd we get so far from the sun?

Lost, lost in an oscillating phase

Where a tiny few catch all of the rays

[Verse 2]

Out beyond the western squalls

In an alien land

They work for nothing at all

They don't know the mall or the layaway plan

Dig yourself a beautiful grave

Everything you could want

Maybe those invisible slaves

Are too far away for a ghost to haunt

[Chorus]

What will we charge?

Letting go of a claim so large

Oh, all of our working days are done

But a tiny few are having all of the fun

Get used to the dust in your lungs

[Bridge]

Is there no way down

From this peak to solid ground

Without having our gold teeth

Pulled from our mouths?

[Verse 3]

Make me a drink strong enough

To wash away the dishwater world they said was lemonade

Walk with me after the show

Maybe we can find a way through the minefield in the snow

[Chorus]

What will they charge?

Letting go of a claim so large

Oh, all of our working days are done

But a tiny few are having all of the fun

[Outro]

Apologies to the sick and the young

Get used to the dust in your lungs