The Burnells

Lyrics

REASSESS AND REARRANGE THE BEST THAT YOU KNOW HOW
THE BEST THAT YOU KNOW HOW
THE PAST IS NOT THE FUTURE, THERE IS ONLY HERE AND NOW
ONLY HERE AND NOW

YOU CAN’T SEE WITH ANY CLARITY THE WHAT OR WHERE OR WHEN
WHAT, WHERE OR WHEN
WHO CAN SPEAK WITH AUTHORITY WHILE THE WHEEL IS STILL IN SPIN?
YEAH, THE WHEEL IS STILL IN SPIN

Chorus
CAN I SEE THROUGH YOUR EYES?
CAN I WALK THE PATH YOU’VE TROD?
CAN I SUFFER AS YOU’VE DONE
AND STILL SEEK THE HAND OF GOD?
WHEN DOES THE PAST BECOME THE PAST?
HOW DO THE SCALES OF JUSTICE WEIGH?
HOW CAN THE BALANCE BE CORRECTED?
WHEN WILL DAMAGES BE PAID?

EVERY DAY IS GREETED BY NEW ATROCITIES
BRAND NEW ATROCITIES
CASUAL AND CALCULATED, HIGH VELOCITY
COMING HIGH VELOCITY

SEPARATED, ISOLATED, SHUT IN WITH MYSELF
I’M SHUT IN WITH MYSELF
MARVELING AT THE SUBSTANCE OF THE BOOKS ON MY SHELF
YEAH, I GOT BOOKS ON MY SHELF

Chorus
WHEN DOES THE PAGE TURN TO NOW?
HOW DOES THE FUTURE BEGIN?
WHAT’S THE RELATIVE VALUE OF
THINGS THAT WERE AND WON’T BE AGAIN?
IS IT LESS THAN WE THOUGHT?
IS IT MORE THAN WE ADMIT?
CAN’T YOU LOOK AROUND AND KNOW
THAT THERE ARE NO ANSWERS FIT?

{Instrumental verses}


Chorus
IS WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR THE SAME?
ARE WE TOO FAR APART?
WILL WE GET OUR SHIT TOGETHER?
WERE WE DOOMED FROM THE START?
WAS IT BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM?
WERE INTENTIONS UNDECLARED?
CAN THE DEBTS BE CALCULATED?
CAN THE DAMAGE BE REPAIRED?

THERE’S TOO MANY
BLOWING IN THE WIND
CHASING AFTER ANSWERS
ON WHICH NO ONE CAN DEPEND
WE CAN TALK ABOUT THE FUTURE
AND THE THINGS WE’LL DISALLOW
BUT IN THE OPEN-ENDED MEANTIME
THERE IS ONLY HERE AND NOW
ONLY HERE AND NOW
ONLY HERE AND NOW