Funeral (Remixed & Remastered) - Iced Earth

Down in amongst the streets tonight Books will burn, people laugh and cry in their turmoil (Turmoil turns rejoiceful) Shed your fears and lose your guilt Tonight we burn responsibility in the fire We'll watch the flames grow higher But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home And as I was standing by the edge I could see the faces of those who led Pissing theirselves laughing (and the flames grew) Their mad eyes bulged, their flushed faces said The weak get crushed as the strong grow stronger We feast on flesh and drink on blood Live by fear and despise love in a crisis (What with today's high prices) Bring some paper and bring some wood Bring what's left of all your love for the fire We'll watch the flames grow higher But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home And as I was standing by the edge I could see the faces of those who led Pissing theirselves laughing (and the flames grew) Their mad eyes bulged, their flushed faces said The weak get crushed as the strong grow stronger In the funeral pyre We'll watch the flames grow higher But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home In the funeral pyre We'll watch the flames grow higher But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home In the funeral pyre (Well I feel so old, when I feel so young Well, I just can't grow up to meet the demands) We'll watch the flames grow higher But if you get too burnt, you can't come back home (Well I feel so old, when I feel so young Well, I just can't grow up to meet the demands) (Well I feel so old, when I feel so young Well, I just can't grow up to meet the demands) (Well, I just can't grow up to meet the demands)

A day with no glory, a heart filled with fear Still repeating his story to make ourselves clear A voice is unheard when it shouts from the hills Your king in his castle never died on these fields His blood on you hands, a smile on your face A wicked intention when there's money to be made A room with no windows and a heart that can't feel Shame with no convictions and a view to a kill Tell me why, why must we fight? And why must we kill in the name of what we think is right? And no more, no war 'cause how do you know? The hate in your eyes, the lies on your tongue A hand that kills the innocent, so quick to do wrong Your belly is full while we fight for what remains The rich getting richer while the poor become slaves We kill our own brothers, the truth is never told If victory is freedom then the truth is untold Surrender your soul just like everyone else If love is my religion, don't speak for myself Tell me why, why must we fight? And why must we kill in the name of what we think is right? And no more, no war 'cause how do you know? And how do you know? (How do you know?) And how do you know? (How do you know?) And how do you know? (How do you know?) And how do you know? (How do you know?) And please tell me why, why must we fight? Why must we kill in the name of what we think is right? And no more, no war 'cause how do you know? I'm living this life, I'm given these lies And how do I die for the name of what you think is right? And no more, oh Lord 'Cause how do we know? And how do we know?

Rhythmically moving Emotions are rising Quivering to music Trembling bodies in song Go unsteadily sliding Devious gliding So beautifully sailing and floating on Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Twistedly slipping Radiance soaring Winding maliciously creeping, flowing Righteous, moral, and just (righteous, moral, and just) Deceitful, the creature is crawling The guardians flying, the dance is breathing Who's leading? Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Who's leading, leading you? Everything you say, everything that you do Believe in what is true One must lead in the dance Who's leading you? Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Life's real when angels and serpents dance Who's leading, leading you? Everything you say, everything that you do Believe in what is true One must lead in the dance Who's leading you?

This little one tries as hard as she can Do anything just so she can fit in She wants a friend so bad, she'll do whatever they tell her To make them smile she would misbehave But all the while they would laugh in her face She begins to cry because she thought that they liked her Even though you feel all alone It can't rain everyday It don't rain forever Your sunshine may be gone, I know It can't rain everyday It don't rain forever He works on everyday of his life for his Son on the way and his beautiful wife But today he got a call from his job They've got something to tell him They laid him off now he's out on the street He's got to do what it takes so his family can eat Can't even look at his wife 'Cause he feels like he failed them Even though you feel all alone It can't rain everyday It don't rain forever Your sunshine may be gone, but I know It can't rain everyday It don't rain forever It don't rain, it don't rain forever It can't rain, it don't rain forever Rain down, rain down Rain down, so let it rain down Rain down, rain down Rain down on me now The young lady's been lost for a while But that's okay, now she's having a child She finally got what she want, she's got someone who loves her Well this morning she woke up in pain Her body had to tell her 'cause she knew right away So she started to cry because she won't be a mother Even though you feel all alone It can't rain everyday It don't rain forever Your sunshine may be gone, but I know It can't rain everyday It don't rain forever It don't rain, it don't rain forever It can't rain, it don't rain forever Rain down, rain down Rain down, rain down on me Rain down, rain down, rain down

Planet Earth, my home, my place A capricious anomaly in the sea of space Planet Earth are you just Floating by, a cloud of dust Do you care, have you a part In the deepest emotions of my own heart Tender with breezes caressing and whole Alive with music, haunting my soul Planet Earth, gentle and blue With all my heart, I love you What about sunrise What about rain What about all the things That you said we were to gain What about killing fields Is there a time What about all the things That you said was yours and mine Did you ever stop to notice All the blood we've shed before Did you ever stop to notice This crying Earth, these weeping shores? Aaaaaaaaah Oooooooooh I used to dream I used to glance beyond the stars Now I don't know where we are Although I know we've drifted far Aaaaaaaaah What about yesterday (What about us) What about the seas (What about us) The heavens are falling down (What about us) I can't even breathe (What about us) What about Africans (What about us) I ain't even through (What about us) What about nature's worth (Ooh) It's our planet's womb (What about us) What about the holy land (What about it) Torn apart by creed (What about us) What about the common man (What about us) Can't we set them free (What about us) What about children dying (What about us) Can't you hear them cry (What about us) Where did we go wrong? (Ooh) Someone tell me why (What about us) What about baby Boy (What about it) What about the days (What about us) What about all their joy (What about us) What about the man (What about us) What about the crying man (What about us) What about Abraham (What about us) What about death again (Ooh) Do we give a damn? Aaaaaaaaah (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo) Oooooooooh (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo) Aaaaaaaaah (Hoo, hoo, hoo, hoo) Oooooooooh