In Whispers (Unplugged)

Here we go again

The pavement soaked with rain

The streetlights make the tarmac glisten

A memory replayed

A choice you could have made

If you had had the sense to listen

Sometimes there's a reason

That's not the road you travelled on

There's a hold we can't pull back from

If there's a chance that we were wrong

The spirits speak in whispers

But I can hear them still

There is no pill, no potion

That can cure us of all ills

Discard the moments gone

And valiantly press on

To find another cause to believe in

Pretend we are unscathed

The hardship all erased

Bear witness to the death of reason

We're quick to raise a glass to glory

Before the blood has even dried

All is well if it ends well

No matter what was left behind

The spirits speak in whispers

But I can hear them still

There is no pill, no potion

That can cure us of all ills

With logic all but gone

And wisdom frowned upon

We're told a bright new day is dawning

Here's the golden rule

We're never taught in school

Ignore the past and all its warnings

How soon we all forget the journey

Because somehow we survived

The dust that's kicked up from that old dirt road

Still stains the fabric of our lives