I can't settle down with the cracking sound of broken bonds still ringing in my head laughter stops stomach knots no one wins the mountain top the steel gets tired of the rust and folds never in control never in control never in control history does not disappear or get old let me get this straight its all around and written off as a life expense nothing can come in between where I am and where I've been I will not pretend that everything is permanent nineteen twenty three twenty five twenty nine and feeling fine trying not to shake the kid holding on underneath for dear life the quiet whispers close to my ear are getting hard to hear drown out by the sound drown out by the sound drown out by the sound and lights of nice quiet normal successful life let me get this straight its all around and written off as a life expense nothing can come in between what I love and who I am I will not pretend that everything is permanent I couldn't finish what I started it scared the s*** out of me I couldn't finish what I started observing history I couldn't finish what I started