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Part I - My Greater Cause

as I ran down the street all the

faces appeared to me one by one

by the fifth I took a sudden turn

the melting snow revealed the bodies

buried long ago

all the violence a man can take

the broken bones, and broken homes

beneath my feet

on the dark side

we'll meet again

and cook it up for one more dance

it's who we are

but I swear it'll be my last

and if I go, I go alone

in the eyes of the elephant

nothing's too big and no one

proves you wrong

but the kind they had to offer

didn't do me good

it barely cracked the softer shell

on the dark side

we'll meet again

and cook it up for one more dance

it's who we are

but I swear it'll be my last

and if I go, I go alone

yes I failed and I can't go back

I'm wasted beyond my years

and I breath just to let it go

all that I wanted was to slip away

for a little while

'cause I felt alone

and I couldn't keep up with the world

Part II - Home Coming

[instrumental]

Part III - House of Cards

where am I?

they're all gone

all is black and white

I think I have passed on

all so warm

all so calm

all these worries shutting down

something's wrong

something's wrong

is it really you?

a moment of

and they're all gone

if I could close my eyes

I'm sure I'd disappear

here they come

pulling me up from the mud

I've failed yet I'm holding on

here they come

I'm hiding in vain

my shadow and I

in our house of cards

never did I question myself for the truth

there never was a greater cause

never did I open my eyes for you

but there it was my greater cause

here they come

pulling me up from the mud

I've failed yet I'm holding on

here they come

I'm hiding in vain

my shadow and I

in our house of cards