Up In Arms

if stand, fair and just
then fall, to the dust
when dead, on the ground
then rise, with the sound

there's no escape, this life is difficult
i'm eating dirt and grinning wide
red roses wilt, and violets pass away
but lonely turtles crawl inside

stop time, find a grip
rewind, pause the song
no luck, losing hand
still time, grinding on

there's no escape, this life is difficult
i'm eating dirt and grinning wide
red roses wilt, and violets pass away
but lonely turtles crawl inside

i can't help you john,
if you won't let me in;
i can't buy your love,
my wallet drained bone dry;
i can't win this war,
but it seems you're up in arms;
the desert dirt has shined
down upon the sun