Alex And Rush

The snakes and arrows a child is heir to Are enough to leave a thousand cuts We build our defenses, a place of safety And leave the darker places unexplored Sometimes the fortress is too strong Or the love is too weak What should have been our armor Becomes a sharp and angry sword Our better natures seek elevation A refuge for the coming night No one gets to their heaven without a fight No one We hold beliefs as a consolation A way to take us out of ourselves Meditation, or medication A comfort, or a promised reward Sometimes that spirit is too strong Or the flesh is too weak Sometimes the need is just too great For the solace we seek The suit of shining armor Becomes a keen and bloody sword No one gets to their heaven without a fight A refuge for the coming night A future of eternal light No one gets to their heaven without a fight No one Confused alarms of struggle and flight Blood is drained of color By the flashes of artillery light No one gets to their heaven without a fight The battle flags are flown At the feet of a god unknown No one gets to their heaven, heaven No one gets to their heaven without a fight Sometimes the damage is too great Or the will is too weak What should have been our armor Becomes a sharp and burning sword No one gets to their heaven without a fight A refuge for the coming night A future of eternal light No one gets to their heaven without a fight No one No one gets to their heaven without a fight

Love ain't seen me coming Offer something new today Still don't believe we're fading But never washed away And now you find a lesson In what I have to say Well, the time is right And it is today Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well, maybe we could talk about it And try to get it straight After all these years, baby Maybe it's too late But I really need to Have you by my side And that's the only feeling Baby, I can't hide Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well, you aren't listening, I ain't talking We ain't getting nowhere I keep trying to get through to you, baby All you do is stare I don't wanna see that I need to try to by myself Well, I don't want to be your lover Babe, I wanna be your man Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well, now my story's over, baby And I ain't gonna tell it twice Well, you better start listening Yeah, to my advice Or you're gonna be left out I said left out in the cold Yeah, before you get my loving Babe, you'll be too old Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Well, come to me, baby Well, I said yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah