Lyrics

When all is said and done
Now that common sense is numb
This story will be written in a cave
The present and the future are just bastards of the past
And the calendar just takes it day to day
When the gravy boat delivers all the gravy to the port
We celebrate by dancing in the rain
We take a bit for us and then put some in a bowl
We send it down the line by gravy train
But the way this story goes, there are gamblers flashing gold
With warmth that turns the water into ice
The bakers shine the light, but the cowards cut the pie
And those assholes always want another slice
The memories stand tall enough
Tall enough to reach ‘em
We’ll remember every lesson
But not enough to teach ‘em
So remember every touch
And remember every smell
And remember every shame
And remember fare thee well
Your decisive indecision was a ramble through the haze
As you brought a nation gasping to its knees
With clusterfuck precision you cut another maze
Then you locked it up and threw away the keys
Your fiction proved you right
But the truth is much too bright
Like a ribbon that has faded in the sun
So you tried to take a turn and the friction made you burn
Now you’re flaming like a dumpster on the run
The scenario’s best case is we slip into the cracks
But things are looking up, boys, by and by
We’re looking at blue sky cuz we landed on our backs
And the rules say to play it where they lie
The memories stand tall enough
Tall enough to reach ‘em
We’ll remember every lesson
But not enough to teach ‘em
So remember every touch
And remember every smell
And remember every shout
And remember every bell
And remember every name
And remember every blame
And remember every shame
And remember fare thee well