Signals

Once I had my heroes Once I had my dream But all of that is changed now They've turned things inside out And mother taught us patience The virtues of restraint And father taught us boundaries Beyond which we must go To find the secrets promised us, y

Sprawling on the fringes of the city In geometric order An insulated border In between the bright lights And the far unlit unknown Growing up it all seems so one-sided Opinions all provided The future pre-decided Detached and subdivided In the mass p

Walk into my room Ask me jerky questions Don't mean what you say Immaculate protection Play by the rules So close to the vest Hope that all's not lost And this is not a waste Stay just as far from me As me from you Make sure that you are sure Of ever

If calmer seas Are waiting patiently Than why are we drowning In the height of the storm We hold our breath Together [?] Each other don't let go This won't take long You got to let me go You got to let me go You got to let me go You got to let me go

So here's a story about a city with a secret Everyone one here is the life of the party And everyone who's anyone is everyone's biggest fan. If they've got what you need. Everyone whispers and sends out a secret nod The congregation's in 5 minutes "M