The Ghosts of the Living

Strange how they haunt you The ghosts of the living Strange how they wander around in your mind They'll never practice the art of forgiving They'll never learn to be kind They're always dying - to see you To see you die Will they still haunt me The ghosts of the living After I die? They are the only ones in focus They are the ones that glow in the dark First they catch you with laser beam eyes Then they cut you in half God in his wisdom made it so He made heaven out of things we know And the closer you get to the stars The more they look like buildings Strange how they haunt you - They're in your blood The ghosts of the living - Under your skin Strange how they blunder around in your mind - They'll never give in They'll never practice the art of forgiving. They'll never learn to be kind - They'll never learn But when I get tired of blaming them I'll blame myself Every second - Every second Every minute - Every minute And every hour until it's done. 'Cause I don't know where to run to And I don't know where to hide - Oh I don't know where And the ghosts know all my weaknesses and my failings God in his wisdom made it so He made darkness out of things that glow And the closer you get to the buildings The more they look like people you wish you didn't know. God in his wisdom made it so He made heaven out of things we know And the closer you get to the stars The more they look like buildings and cars God in his wisdom made it so - Every second He made heaven out of things we know - Every minute And the closer you get to the stars The more they look like demons in board rooms God in his wisdom made it so - Every hour He made heaven out of things we know - Every day And the closer you get to the stars The more they look like diamonds and porno and pills God in his wisdom made it so - Every week He made heaven out of things we know - Every year And the closer you get to the stars - Every lifetime The more they look like bullet holes.