Flobots - Failure Games lyrics

My brother, we lost you to the waters that
Have always lied to us
I lost you thought my hands were quick
But they were never quick enough
I lost you to demons that have grown
Up in the crib with us
And I wasn't in your corner when
Those lies came to fisticuffs

My other we're all born with a
Dragon branded on our shoulder blades
Scars are invisible
But my spine knows the weight
All of us in the struggle
Don't need a diagnosis
When depression is a constant
We all know but do not notice
The diplomacy of monsters those we hold up
Are we lifting them up
Or are we tying them down to the altars
We anoint our leaders young
But, if I had been there in the lobby
Would you have made it to the balcony
And how many hands do we need
To do right by the mouths you feed
The position of an ugly sun
Has heat to kill the shade away
Dead songs of unwilling servants
Laid still but still lay awake
No candles on the deathday cake
Couldn't fit it on the schedule
Couldn't pull the strings to get it going
Cause, I'm all out of Geppetto moves
Handcuffs and statutes
Strange fruit makes bad juice
State house and don't shoot
The solutions of Medusa
Trying to turn us into statues
If I could only make these hands loose
Your mother's voice is the only
One that names you it claims you

I definitely don't want you to feel
The way that you do

My calendar still knows your name
So happy birthday time traveler
Feel the frozen flames
Tried to apply first aid
When Challenger first rose to fame
I was in the third grade
They fell to earth when explosion came
Melted whatever snows remained
Now the cavern is river sized like
Arizona openings
Now the pattern is giving highs
Like serotonin dopamine
Citywide black and blue regalia
Trade apologies like a boat exchange
Say all mine I'll say all yours
Master of human failure
Overseen the underhanded
Fumbling like I'm from the Panthers
I don't understand cause I had
A hundred grand plan now I want an answer
Living life boastfully
Should I get rid of my hopes
And dreams that didn't die give advice
This isn't like it was supposed to be

I definitely don't want you to feel
The way that you do