Paper Idols Lyrics - The Honor System

Years spent on backs, sliding to avoid the tripwires 

Stumbled into traps, reluctant yes, all teeth ground down 

Jokes that we hated but laughed at 

And passion sought but scoffed at 

Anxiety and risk outweighed the disappointment 

Sandpaper hands and dumpster smiles 

Buzzards overhead and targeting their new found meals 

For one to live, one must die, in this life 

Of paper idols, broken halos 

The cataracts of righteousness have hazed the vision of the masses 

Of sleepers under overpasses 

Two eyes like mine, reduced to wheels 

Much unlike old schoolyard fights 

There is no win 

And the steel dust blows, diamond smiles 

The second hand is winding close 

We're imploding like varicose 

Lay down your cards, lay down your arms, concede 

Believe