The Lie Of The Land

Did you see the boy, the frozen sky

Skating on the ice, a sudden cry

He fell down, a hole in the ice

He disappeared, there was trouble in paradise

So you were there, couldn't lend him a hand!

Too far away, the lie of the land

Shocked by struggle, you justify

A dozen times you tell that fools lullaby

If you head gets too big

you'll end up in a parade

so you better go home

When curiosity killed the mouse

and all the eyes fall down

the party's reached its end

Did you hear the bang, just down town

A car-accident, upside down

As fast as you can, won't miss the mess

How many dead, enought to impress

So you were there,didn't step aside

when help arrived,you parasite

Left for dead now, you smell the glory

Never seen that much blood, for your fishermanstory?

Why do only stories that are sad

keep the attention high, and others are denied

A missed link in life

A dark basement in our mind

Or are we partly blind

Did you see the fire burn in your neighbourhood

Did you see the fire burn You'd better turn

So you were there,you rattlesnake

but you arrived just a minute too late