I once had an understanting that
Everything would go my way
But now we've come too far along
For me to hold on to my own beliefs

I'm not in it for the fun of it,
but for the pain
I'm not at all interested in your temporary fame
I just want to see you stare
As I lay my soul bare for you to crush upon with heavy feet
I'm in it for the beat

Stranger the faces, stranger the places
They're becoming us, here come the vultures
Here come the vultures, heading over us

I'ts just a black murder of crows across the sky
The moon announces that it will soon be night
The light dies down, the spot goes on
As loveless lips break into song

I once had an understanting that
Everything would go my way
But now we've come too far along
For me to hold on to my own beliefs

I'm not in it for the fun of it, but for the pain
I'm not at all interested in your temporary fame
And the same old song we sing

Here's the ghost we still seem to host
How he's becoming us, here comes the vultures
Here's come the vultures, screaming down at us

They said you can not sing the blues when you're pretty and young
Let me show you a face that fits to neither one
This heart is black like blood that has dried
This song is blue like bruises bright

I once had an understanding that everything would go my way
But now we've come too far along for me to hold on to my own beliefs
I'm not in it for the fun of it, but for the pain
I'm not at all interesed in your temporary fame
And the same old song we sing

Murder of crows across the sky
The moon announces that it will soon be night
Fog closes in and all I see
All empty eyes through silent screams

I once had and understanding that everything would go my way
But now we've come to far along for me to hold on to my own beliefs
I'm in it for the beat