Human Clay Lyrics

Are You Ready


Hey, Mr. Seeker
Hold on to this advice
If you keep seeking you will find
Don't want to follow
Down roads been walked before
It's so hard to find un unopened doors

Are you ready?
Are you ready?

Hey, Mr. Hero
Walking a thin, fine line
Under the microscope of life
Remember your roots, my friend
They're right below
'Cause heroes come and heroes go

Ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one
Count down to the change in life that's soon to come
Your life has just begun



What If


I can't find the rhyme in all my reason
I've lost sense of time and all season
I feel I've been beaten down
By the words of men who have no grounds

I can't sleep beneath the trees of wisdom
When your ax has cut the roots that feed them
Forked tongues in bitter mouthes
Can drive a man to bleed from inside out

What if you did?
What if you lied?
What if I avenge?
What if eye for an eye?

I've seen the wicked fruit of your vine
Destroy the man who lacks a strong mind
Human pride sings a vengeful song
Inspired by the times you've been walked on

My stage is shared by many millions
Who lift their hands up high because they feel this
We are one
We are stong
The more you hold us down the more we press on

What if you did?
What if you lied?
What if I avenge?
What if eye for an eye?

I know I can't hold the hate inside my mind
'Cause what consumes your thoughts controls your life
So I'll just ask a question
What if?

What if your words could be judged like a crime?



Beautiful


She wears a coat of color
Loved by some, feared by others
She's immortalized in young men's eyes

Lust she breedsin the eyes of brothers
Violent sons make bitter mothers
So close your eyes, here's your surprise

Beautiful is empty
Beautiful is free
Beautiful loves no one
Beautiful stripped me

In you mind she's your companion
Vile instincts often candid
Your regret is all that's left

She told me where I'm going
And it's far away from home
I think I'll go there on my own



Say I


The dust has finally settled onthe field of human clay
Just enough light has shown through
To tell thenight from the day
We are incomplete and hollow
For our maker has gone away

Who is to blame?
We'll surely melt in the rain

Say I
The stillness is so lifeless with no spirit in your soul
Like children with no vision do exactly what they're told
Being led into the desert
For your strength will surely fade

Who is to blame?
We'll surely melt in the rain

Say I

Frantic, faction, focus
The world breathes
And out forms this misconception we call man
But I dont know him
No, I dont know him
Because he lies

Say I



Wrong Way


What makes you touch?
What makes you feel?
What makes you stop and smell the roses in an open field?
What makes you unclean?

Yeah, yeah

What makes you laugh?
What makes you cry?
What makes our youth run
From the thought that we might die?
What makes you bleed?

Somebody told me the wrong way
What if I died?
What did I give?
I hoped it was an answer so you might live
I hope I helped you live
I hope I helped you live

Somebody told me the wrong way



Faceless Man


I spent a day by the river
It was quiet and the wind stood still
I spent some time with nature
To remind me of all that's real
It's funny how silence speaks sometimes when you're alone
And remember that you feel

Again I stand against the Faceless Man

Now I saw a face on the water
It looked humble but willing to fight
I saw the will of a warrior
His yolk is easy and His burden is light
He looked me right in the eyes
Direct and concise to remind me
To always do what's right

Again I stand against the Faceless Man

'Cause if the face inside can't see the light I know
I'll have to walk alone
And if I walk alone to the other side I know
I might not make it home

Again I stand against the Faceless Man

Next time I see this face
I'll say I choose to live for always
So won't you come inside
And never go away



Never Die


Hands on a window pane
Watching some children laugh and play
They're running in circles
WIth candy canesand French braids

Inspiredto question
What makes us grown-ups anyways?
Let's search for the moment
When youth betrayed itself to age

So let the children play
Inside your heart always
And death you will defy
'Cause your youth will never die

In searching for substance
We're clouded by struggle's haze
Remember the meaning
Of playing out in the rain

We swim in the fountain
Of youth's timeless maze
If you drink the water
Your youth will never fade

Never die

In won't let go of that youthful soul
Despite body and mind my youth will never die



With Arms Wide Open


Well I just heard the news today
It seems my life is going to change
I closed my eyes, begin to pray
Then tears ofjoy stream down my face

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open

Well I dont know if I'm ready
To be the man I have to be
I'll take a breath, take her by my side
We stand in awe, we've created life

With arms wide open
Under the sunlight
Welcome to this place
I'll show you everything
With arms wide open

If I had just one wish
Only one demand
I hope he's not like me
I hope he understands
That he can take this life
And hold it by the hand
And he can greet the world
With arms wide open.....



Higher


When dreaming I'm guided through another world
Time and time again

At sunrise I fight to stay asleep
'Cause I dont want to leave the comfort of this place

'Cause there's a hunger, a longing to escape
From the life I live when I'm awake

So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?

Can you take me higher?
To the place where blind men see

Can you take me higher?
To the place with golden streets
Although I would like the world to change
It helps me to appreciate
Those nights and those dreams
But, my friend, I'd sacrifice all those nights
If I could make the Earth and my dreams the same
The only difference is
To let love replace all our hate

So let's go there
Let's make our escape
Come on, let's go there
Let's ask can we stay?

Up high I feel like I"m alive for the very first time
Up high I'm strong enough to take these dreams
And make them mine



Wash Away Those Years

She came calling
One early morning
She showed her crown of thorns

She wispered softly
To tell a story
About how she had been wronged

As she lay lifeless
He stole her innocence
And this is how she carried on

Well I guess she closed her eyes
And just imagined everything's alright
But she could not hide her tears
'Cause they were sent to wash away the years
They were sent to wash away those years

My anger's violent
But still I'm silent
When tragedy strikes at home

I know this decadence
Is shared by millions
Remember you're not alone

For we have crossed many oceans
And we labor in between
In life there are many quotients
And I hope I find the mean



Inside Us All

When I'm all alone
And no one else is there
Waiting by the phone
To remind me I'm still here
When shadows paint the scenes
Where spotlights used to fall
And I'm left wondering
Is it really worth it all?

There's a peace inside us all
Let it be your friend
It will help you carry on
In the end
There's a peace inside us all

Life can hold you down
When you're not looking up
Can't you hear the sound?
Hearts beating out loud
Although the names change
Inside we're all the same
Why can't we tear down these walls?
To show the scars we're covering

There's a peace
There's a peace inside us all
Let it be
Oh, can't it be your friend?