The Wasteland

Lyrics for The Wasteland

Heirs to errant sovereignty Nothing but to need, guaranteed Scavenging like common thieves Time’s detritus laid bare for thee What nobody told you When out on your own Who wistfully thinks of Why they are sinking, never figures How to pull themselves out And all you can do is forget about who is Suffering when your means meet your ends Oh, wretched is the way of… …The Wasteland It’s your turn to reap from what has been wrung Welcome to the wasteland What’s there left to win when it’s all been won? Find what’s fruitful from the heap Notwithstanding those who compete Cast them to the dusty ground They knew what doom was to be found… In the wasteland It’s your turn to reap from what has been wrung Welcome to the wasteland Nothing left to win when it’s all been won You’re stuck in the race, man Try to keep the pace, or you’re overrun And in the wasteland Oh it doesn’t hurt if you know someone… One for one, All for nothing Brick after brick, the house keeps crumbling down Stone by stone, lost or abandoned Then stolen or found, the house keeps crumbling down (One by one, brick after brick, stone by stone, all for nothing) It’s a sullen thing how it’s come to be that (One by one, brick after brick, stone by stone, all for nothing) We’ve agreed to throw away the best parts of the dream (One by one, brick after brick, stone by stone, all for nothing) That we used to dream when we still believed (One by one, brick after brick, stone by stone, all for nothing) We would see no defeat from anything (One by one, brick after brick, stone by stone, all for nothing) Will we see no defeat from anything? What nobody told you You're on your own Who wistfully thinks of Why they are sinking never finds A way to pull themselves out So, all you can do is try not to think about who is Suffering when your means meet your ends Oh, wretched is the way of The Wasteland Now you’re in the wasteland Nothing left to win when it’s all been won It’s a race, man Try to keep the pace, or you’re overrun