Here we stand

Here we fall

History won't care at all

Make the bed

Light the light

Lady Mercy won't be home tonight



(We don't waste no time at all)

Don't hear the bell but you answer the call

(It comes to you as to us all)

We're just waiting for the hammer to fall



Every night

And every day

A little piece of you is falling away

Lift your face, the western way

Build your muscles as your body decays



(Tow your line and play the game)

Let the anesthetic cover it all

(Til one day they call your name)

You know it's time for the hammer to fall



Rich or poor or famous for

To you it's all the same

(oh no oh no)

Lock your door

But the rain is pouring through the window pane

(oh no oh no)

Baby now your struggles are all in vain yeah



For we who grew up tall and proud

In the shadow of the mushroom cloud

Convinced our voices can't be heard

We just wanna scream it louder and louder and



(What the hell we fighting for?)

Just surrender and it won't hurt at all

(Just got time to say your prayers)

While your waiting for the hammer to fall