Babel

Verse 1
The purple sky and the dusty road
Driving the long way back from Mexico
We danced and sang and drank a lot
Perhaps it was just a little bit too much
But they keep telling me that you only live once
So take a chance and liven things up
Throw caution to the wind
Look the other way
What's up is down and will eventually come around
If you lose, you can win in other ways
It's just a matter of perspective
If you think that you're not in control
Perhaps you're right, so just take it slow
But when your blood is pumping with adrenaline
It's so much harder to calm yourself down

Bridge 1
She told me that the sun was going to rise
But I knew that it was lies
Unsuccessful attempt at comforting me
She tried, oh how she tried
So we ran away from the gun

Verse 2
Two boys, both curious and poor
Roaming around rocks and grass to pass the time
Without a filter and full of imagination
Secrets spill out and a confrontation ensues
The older one says he'll go and blab to dad
About the wrong things the younger one was doing
The younger one pleads for him not to tell
As his brother continues to call him names
So a punch is thrown and a kick is blocked
And now they're engaged in a petty fight
It's a rough and tumble situation
At any point, blood could spill onto the ground
And if that occurs, a price has been paid
They'll both stand up and go their separate ways

Bridge 2
The older one said that the moon was about to appear
But the younger one knew that it was a lie
Unsuccessful attempt at deception
He tried, oh how he tried
Now he'll learn from his failure

Verse 3
Loneliness and sorrow
The only constant things in your ever changing life
So many sounds, so many signs you can't understand even if you tried
You go with the flow until you reach the point
Where you stop and turn yourself around
You can't see beyond your perceived limitations
If only your eyes were as wide as the universe
You could travel into unknown territories
Have no fear of being interrupted or losing control
You can be the only star in your galaxy
But only if you're bursting with confidence
You were told that you were plain and simple
So you believed in the lies

Bridge 3
There's just no way of seeing and knowing all
That's why so many of us take the fall
The future as elusive as happiness
But we keep trying to live another day
We keep trying

Chorus
There's just no way of seeing and knowing all
That's why so many of us take the fall
The future as elusive as happiness
But we keep trying to live another day
If Babel is all that there is
We'll hold onto it because we have nothing else
As precious as water and the breath of life
We'll fight for it without a second thought

Written by B. (Sunday, July 12, 2015)
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