A Moment Of Silence-Streetlight Manifesto

[ti:A Moment Of Silence] [ar:Streetlight Manifesto] [al:Everything Goes Numb] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.59]A Moment Of Silence - Streetlight Manifesto [00:01.70]Written by：Paul Simon [00:02.70] [00:26.19]A moment of silence please for those that never get the chance [00:29.40] [00:30.07]They show up to the party but they're never asked to dance [00:33.12]The losers the liars the bastards the thieves [00:36.02]The cynicists the pessimists and those that don't believe in nothing [00:39.36] [00:51.18]I never met a loser that I didn't see eye to eye with I declare [00:54.74]I stare into your eyes but you look right past me into the air [00:57.23]What's it like to stand in your shoes [00:59.92]To have never felt the belt of somebody's abuse [01:02.75] [01:03.26]I take the bottle and I tip it to all my heroes that have passed [01:06.23] [01:06.75]Alas you have left us but your stories they will last [01:09.49]Uninspired by the recruiting call [01:11.95]Independent we stand independent we fall [01:14.51] [01:31.91]So tell me how long do you think you can go [01:35.36]Before you lose it all [01:37.09]Before they call your bluff and watch you fall [01:39.48]I don't know but I'd like to think I had control [01:42.38]At some point but I let it go and lost my soul [01:45.38]Sit tight but the revolution's years away [01:48.41]I'm losing faith and I'm running low on things to say [01:51.38]So I guess I have no choice but to regurgitate [01:53.89] [01:54.50]The tired anthem of a loser and a hypocrite [01:57.02] [01:57.97]Oh to have died that night I realized it wouldn't last [02:02.85] [02:03.69]Our days were numbered and the reaper tipped the hourglass [02:05.69] [02:06.48]The final mayday of our sinking ship had come and passed [02:09.72]Oh to the west you don't know what it is you're running from [02:15.66] [02:16.68]And everybody's laughing loud [02:18.39]Your last chance to make your mother and your father proud [02:21.00] [02:47.38]A moment of silence please for those that never get the chance [02:51.01]They show up to the party but they're never asked to dance [02:54.00]The losers the liars the bastards the thieves [02:57.06]The cynicists the pessimists and those that don't believe in nothing [03:00.50] [03:11.80]They said â a pox upon your house upon your family [03:14.88]And everyone you ever knew and everyone you'll ever meet [03:17.47] [03:18.42]I bet they think we wish we joined when we could [03:20.56] [03:21.10]But we do what we want we don't do what we should [03:24.01]Now everybody's laughing because they're thinking [03:25.88]They're in on something I don't get [03:27.38]Don't forget I connect and I read every word you said [03:30.35]Like a child who believes he was wronged [03:33.01]If you hate me so much then stop singing my songs [03:35.44] [03:53.02]So tell me how long do you think you can go [03:56.55]Before you lose it all [03:57.79] [03:58.32]Before they call your bluff and watch you fall [04:00.40]I don't know but I'd like to think I had control [04:03.27]At some point but I let it go and lost my soul [04:06.39]Sit tight but the revolution's years away [04:08.84] [04:09.38]I'm losing faith and I'm running low on things to say [04:12.52]So I guess I have no choice but to regurgitate [04:15.36]The tired anthem of a loser and a hypocrite [04:17.99] [04:18.92]Oh to have died that night I realized it wouldn't last [04:24.42]Our days were numbered and the reaper tipped the hourglass [04:27.46]The final mayday of our sinking ship had come and passed [04:29.86] [04:30.93]Oh to the west you don't know what it is you're running from [04:36.73] [04:37.48]And everybody's laughing loud [04:39.48]Let's just make the party ground