Marches And Maneuvers Lyrics - War All The Time - Thursday

This is a war we live 

And the sides are drawn, sides are drawn 

And we're all wrapped up in fatigues 

And they wear us out, wear us out 

There is a storm at sea 

If we fly a white flag under a black and blue sky 

Will the red sun rise? 

(The taste of your kerosene lips burn me up) 

If we fly a white flag under a black and blue sky 

Will the red sun rise? 

(The glare from your enemy sights make me go blind) 

Blinds divide the sunlight into thin strips 

The size of a blade 

In this trench that we dig for ourselves 

Fourscore and fade 

Glare with the enemy heat of the bodies in bed 

There's no retreat 

This is a war we live in 

We're up in arms, up in arms 

With our heads pressed against the wall 

And it's wearing thin, wearing thin 

These are the screams 

(We swallow) 

If we fly a white flag under a black and blue sky 

Will the red sun rise? 

(The taste of your kerosene lips burn me up) 

If we fly a white flag under a black and blue sky 

Will the red sun rise? 

(The glare from your enemy sights make me go blind) 

This is a war 

Administer the pill 

(Keep fighting) 

Before the cell divides 

(Keep marching) 

We'll both go down like toy soldiers 

(This is a war) 

Threats and picket line are formings around our beds 

And the landmines in our chests will all go off in time 

If we trip each other into this 

Do you think we'll find a way out? 

We've synthesized a compound to retreat this conscience, 

It's, 

One part loss 

One part no sleep 

One part the gun shot we heard 

One part the screams mistaken for laughter 

One part everything after 

One part love 

One part stepping out of the driving rain 

One part parting way in the cold apartment 

Don't look back 

Just keep running down the stairs 

Do you hear the footsteps? 

Can you hear the voices in the traffic? 

Communiques in the attic? 

They say, after time, all this will heal 

We will rebuild 

And these broken arms will 

(Mend themselves in our embrace)