Torches and Tragedies Lyrics

Children who watch their fathers rise to work each day
Becoming bitter as they p*** their lives away
Out of balance as he stumbles to the porch
Too young to recognize the passing of the torch...
And so they cry (In fear!)
They wonder why (Not here!)
The cycle punctuates an atmosphere of pain and lies
It gets to where one never knows what to expect
A bedtime story or a broken nose or neck!

They take it in
And take it on
Like they've been shown
It just goes on and on, and...
Too many sterile homes without a thing to say
A generation losing innocence this way and
No recognition of the bridges as they burn
Just repetition of behaviors they have learned

And so they cry (In fear!)
They wonder why (Not here!)
We tip the fragile scales of temperament and guilt
Too soon mistaken for the will that makes us strong
But looking back it's just the shame we pass along...
They take it in
And take it on
Like they've been shown
It just goes on and on, and...

My dreams too often true!
I will never be the same as you!
Born dead to live a lie!
Shut down when I see you cry!