Failure Games Lyrics - Flobots

My brother, we lost you to the waters that have always lied to us 

I lost you thought my hands were quick but they were never quick enough 

I lost you to demons that have grown up in the crib with us 

And I wasn't in your corner when those lies came to fisticuffs 

My other we're all born with a dragon branded on our shoulder blades 

Scars are invisible 

But my spine knows the weight 

All of us in the struggle don't need a diagnosis 

When depression is a constant 

We all know but do not notice 

The diplomacy of monsters 

Those we hold up 

Are we lifting them up 

Or are we tying them down to the altars 

We anoint our leaders young 

But if I had been there in the lobby 

Would you have made it to the balcony 

And how many hands do we need 

To do right by the mouths you feed 

The position of an ugly sun 

Has heat to kill the shade away 

Dead songs of unwilling servants 

Laid still but still lay awake 

No candles on the deathday cake 

Couldn't fit it on the schedule 

Couldn't pull the strings to get it going 

Cause I'm all out of Geppetto moves 

Handcuffs and statutes 

Strange fruit makes bad juice 

State house and don't shoot 

The solutions of Medusa 

Trying to turn us into statues 

If I could only make these hands loose 

Your mother's voice is the only one that names you 

It claims you 

I definitely don't want you to feel the way that you do 

My calendar still knows your name 

So happy birthday time traveler 

Feel the frozen flames 

Tried to apply first aid 

When Challenger first rose to fame 

I was in the third grade 

They fell to earth when explosion came 

Melted whatever snows remained 

Now the cavern is river sized like 

Arizona openings 

Now the pattern is giving highs 

Like serotonin dopamine 

Citywide black and blue regalia 

Trade apologies like a boat exchange 

Say all mine I'll say all yours 

Master of human failure 

Overseen the underhanded 

Fumbling like I'm from the panthers 

I don't understand cause I had a hundred grand plan 

Now I want an answer 

Living life boastfully 

Should I get rid of my hopes and dreams that didn't die 

Give advice 

This isn't like it was supposed to be 

Definitely don't want you to feel the way that you do