Panic-David Ford

[ti:Panic] [ar:David Ford] [al:Let The Hard Times Roll] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Panic - David Ford [00:37.26]Exactly where should I begin [00:38.40]Forgive me father I have sinned [00:40.12]Been caught perpetuating wrongs [00:41.81]I screamed an accusation [00:43.30] [00:44.04]And yet convinced that still I can [00:45.69]Somehow be better than I am [00:47.51]If I could only bring myself [00:49.50]To step in one direction [00:50.58] [00:51.64]But all this progress that I've made [00:53.16]Has left me bitter and afraid [00:54.74]I bolt the doors and let the [00:56.46]Trappings of my life surround me [00:57.88] [00:58.81]And hope to God nobody calls [00:59.92]But trust the scratching in the walls [01:02.13]To be my comfort and my shelter [01:04.01]From the world around me [01:06.08]Ignore the whisper on the wind [01:07.65]Forgive me father I have sinned [01:09.41]I swear right now I'd cling [01:11.00]To anything you'd care to show me [01:13.17]To save me from improper thoughts [01:14.89]That modern miracle of sorts [01:16.43]Against a tide of advertising [01:18.67]And survival only [01:20.46] [01:21.09]Poor condition has been set [01:22.34]And every new potential threat [01:24.03]Must be eradicated from [01:25.55]The face of all that's sacred [01:28.13]Not just anger for the cause [01:29.62]I'll be hysterically yours [01:31.32]And death to any reason [01:33.06]Evidence or explanation [01:35.08] [01:49.86]So tell me what have I become [01:51.47]A middle finger to the sun [01:52.85]I traded fireworks for love [01:55.26]And I was left with nothing [01:56.67] [01:57.21]But paper shards and empty shells [01:58.81]A burst of sulphur blown to hell [02:00.66]It might just be that all this [02:02.44]History has taught me something [02:04.00] [02:04.53]So I'm taking lessons from the past [02:06.09]They won't build anything to last [02:07.94]But engineered to fall apart [02:09.86]The day the warranty expires [02:11.17] [02:11.92]So keep the wheels turning round [02:13.36]Keep our flag pinned to the ground [02:15.31]Just don't look back and don't look down [02:17.25]In fact try not to look at all [02:19.36]You'll see opinion dressed as fact [02:20.81]See definitions inexact [02:22.44]And explain away the darkest days [02:24.62]As misinterpretation [02:25.92] [02:26.62]This dumbing down it's so uncouth [02:28.14]Like there's one single f**king truth [02:30.05]I couldn't bear that right and wrong [02:32.05]Could be so uncomplicated [02:33.78]And swagger dripping from the stage [02:35.37]Curse the impatience of the age [02:37.31]It all takes time and time is money [02:39.49]Money talks and talk is cheap [02:41.31]Cheapest road to lead the way [02:42.72]From seed to forest in a day [02:44.32]And by the time summer's set [02:46.16]There's only dirt and matchwood [02:48.38] [03:03.12]So could it be the end is nigh [03:05.01]The time for idly standing by [03:06.75]Is now upon us [03:08.08]Everybody look for some distraction [03:10.27]Throw my patience to the wind [03:12.10]Forgive me father all my sins [03:14.09]Feel like they're woven [03:15.83]Double stitched into the fabric of the World