The Undertow(Inspired by Ben Fountain's Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk)

Unnerved by, the immensities of life

And the pull of, the empty hollow

A stadium of space, creates a strong, undertow

As he stands, beneath, the soulless sky

Stay sharp, stay sharp and stay alive

Stay sharp, stay sharp and stay alive

He stands watching the crowds pass by

A heard of faceless, bodies that he has served

It's like he's watching a TV nature show

And the crowd becomes a shuffing herd of buffalo

Stay sharp, stay sharp and stay alive

Stay sharp, stay sharp and stay alive

So he stands, a brave American hero

But with a famished feeling deep inside

A void where his best parts should lie

Stay sharp, stay sharp, stay alive

And it's the randomness that wears you down

Sometimes as slight as bending to tie your boot

Or turning your head left instead of right

Random how that **** does twist your mind

So it stays inside

Stay sharp, stay sharp, and stay alive

Stay sharp, stay sharp, and stay alive

So he stands, a strong brave American hero

He'll take your praise but you will never know

And he is what you want him to be

A face for your hopes and all your dreams

And the mantra he echoes and repeats

Fits in, but he's thinking of home

Oh but he's thinking of home

Oh but he's thinking of home

Stay sharp, stay sharp, and stay alive

And Stay sharp and stay alive