Ought to Be Resting

You ought to be resting, believe it or not
The dream is finally over, the culprit has been caught
The winds of change are blowing, a chill is in the air
And to the left and to the right, defeat rings everywhere
A flame put out with water, was suffocated first
It's freezing cold or excessive heat and it's hard to know what's worse
You're caught up in the system, it's controlling all your days
Your motioning is irrational, and your thinking out of phase
You ought to be resting...

Yet even as the dust settles you carry on
Sinning and lying and banging your drum
Nothing you can learn, just the same old you
Kicking and crying and doing your do
The first to be heard and the last to be still
Chaos and hurt is a part of the thrill
Don't really care if you're right, if you're wrong
Act like you're 12, but you're still 41

Some turn to alcohol, some turn to faith
And others stay contented knowing, good things come to those who wait
The youth, well they don't give a damn, the old too old to care
And all those in between, just be aware
There's nothing left to lose
I remain impartial
It's just good to be here
And nothing lasts forever, even fear (even fear, even fear)
Even fear? Not even fear!
You ought to be resting...

(It's all lies)
And even as the dust settles you carry on
Sinning and lying and banging your drum (It's all lies)
Nothing you can learn, just the same old you
Kicking and crying and doing your do (It's all lies)
The first to be heard and the last to be still
Chaos and hurt is a part of the thrill (It's all lies)
Don't really care if you're right, if you're wrong
Act like you're 12, but you're still 41

(It's all lies)
You hurt like a fool who's been just found out
Longing to know if you're in with a shout (It's all lies)
You don't really care if you're crossing the line
I hope that you learn in the fullness of time (It's all lies)
Most of your friends will be stabbed in the back
Not for the first time, not for the last (It's all lies)
Could it be you in a few years to come
Learn how to fight? I would learn how to run (It's all lies)

(It's all lies...)
You better learn how to run
You ought to be resting...
You better learn how to run

(It's all lies...)
It's all lies
It's all lies
You keep on telling lies
You just keep on telling lies
It's all lies
It's all lies
You keep on telling lies
You just keep on telling lies