Flesh and Bone
I've gone through life white-knuckling
The moments that left me behind
Refusing to heed the yield
I penetrate the force fields in the blind
They say I'll adjust
God knows I must
But I'm not sure how
This natural selection
Picked me out to be
A dark horse running in a fantasy league
(Flesh and bone)
And I'm running out of time
(Flesh and bone)
Somewhere outside that finish line
I square up and break through the chains
And I hit like a raging bull
Anointed by the blood
I take the reins
Cut from the cloth
Of a flag that bears the name
Battle Born
And they'll call me the contender
They'll listen for the bell
With my face flashing crimson from the fires of hell
(What are you afraid of?)
And what are you made of?
(Flesh and bone)
And I'm running out of time
(Flesh and bone)
And what are you made of?
(Flesh and bone)
And I'm turning on the dime
(Flesh and bone)
(This could decay)
This could decay
Like the valley below
Defences are down
Stakes are high
(You scour the crowd for a face of compassion)
A fairytale end
(The grace of the journeymen fought is no more)
The staggering blow
(The moment of truth and the roots of desire)
You led with your chin
(No neutral corners, just a compass and the sun)
This could be real
Simple
And what are you made of?
(Flesh and bone)
And I'm running out of time
(Flesh and bone)
What are you made of?
Faces forward
And trade in this blindness
For the glow of love
And time is raging
May it rage in vain
And you always had it
But you never knew
So boots and saddles
Get on your feet
There's no surrender
'Cause there's no retreat
The bells are sobbing
In this monster land
We're the descendants
Of giant men
