Awake Too Long

I watched the rise and the fall of the common man
I lived to see all our steps walked back
I watched the walls all crash down, crumbling
Just to be rebuilt while we slept, oh-oh
We threw swords in the oceans, wide and deep
We promised peace, but the peace won’t last
Because now we forge new blades so nervously
Waiting for this harmony to pass
I stand guard and roam
Like a sentinel
And I see it all
I’ve been awake too long
Wish there was something
That could close my eyes
To all that I see
Awake too long
It would be easier to fall asleep
We fell in love, but the love kept running out
We followed roads, but the roads all end
We lived and learned, and learned to live without
Falling from the ladders we ascend, oh-oh
I’ve seen the eyes of the widows left behind
I’ve seen the child of a fallen man
And never once did our leaders apologise
For battles they began
I can’t look away
Or pretend not to see
And so I stay
I’ve been awake too long
Wish there was something
That could close my eyes
To all that I see
Awake too long
It would be easier to fall asleep
Asleep
Maybe I would dream if I could sleep
Maybe I’d see what this could be
Instead of what it is, oh
And is there bliss in ignorance?
Is this our demise we can’t prevent?
Should we fall asleep?
I’ve been awake too long
I’ve been awake too long
I’ve been awake too long
I’ve been awake too long
And like constant vigils, we are
Burning eternal flames
A surgery, blades in an open heart
And through it all
Every single cut I’ve been awake