Abney Park - The Wake lyrics

"My father says that almost
The whole world is
Asleep everybody you know, everybody you see
Everybody you talk
To he says that only a few people are awake
And they live in a state of constant
Total amazement"

Debbie dates daily with a
Boy for every finger
She leaves with one now and
Leaves another left to linger
Coldly Debbie tells me it's a
World of give and take but, I say, Debbie
Bring it closer to the wake

In today's society
Too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each other
No care for another
Can you stand your own face?
Listen to me now -
People gotta stop hurting themselves
Stop! Now, now
Now - bring it closer to the wake!
Listen to me now - stop! Now, now
Now - bring it closer to the wake!
Billy blows bubbles that are
Filled with marijuana
To rebel from all the troubles he
Was chained to by his mama
Sadly Billy tells me that
His happiness is fake but, I say, Billy
Bring it closer to the wake

In today's society
Too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each other
No care for another
Can you stand your own face?
Listen to me now -
People gotta stop hurting themselves
Stop! Now, now
Now - bring it closer to the wake!
Listen to me now - stop! Now, now
Now - bring it closer to the wake!

Jason jets his Jag up to
A speed that's past eleven
Jason buys a house that makes him
Feel like he's in heaven
Bill's been paying Jason
Bill's friends are Jason's take
(at least for now)
But, I just talked to Bill
Jason's further from the wake
- bring it back!

In today's society
Too little anxiety falls in the right place
People hurting each other
No care for another
Can you stand your own face?
Listen to me now -
People gotta stop hurting themselves
Stop! Now, now
Now - bring it closer to the wake!
Listen to me now - stop! Now, now
Now - bring it closer to the wake!

Now, you and I have been through much
And we've both had Debbie's problem
We've both used Billy's eyes to find our
Troubles and try to solve them
But let's not use each other
For Jason's world was fake
Only we can work together to bring
Us closer to the wake
Listen to me now, people - stop!
Stop!

"It's hard to describe the process i'm
Not going to tell you
Who you are I don't know who you are I
Don't want to know it's taken
Me all my life to
Find out who I am, and I am tired now
You're just - "