by Andrew Leahey & Bradley Torreano
Although originally forming as a rock trio in 1995, New York's Coheed and Cambria officially took root in 2001, shedding their former name of Shabutie and embracing a fusion of progressive rock, emocore, and highly conceptual album themes. Vocalist/guitarist Claudio Sanchez, guitarist Travis Stever, bassist Michael Todd, and drummer Joshua Eppard issued th…
Wait! There's never been a mess like this
Oh, no more hands to hold
When the page turns tomorrow with the hurt to give up
Curse us as God has (sold us)
Believe me, Hell has no room for your crime here
So beat me, till the blood and the bone finds our end near
[Chorus:]
Bye, bye world, or will our hope still hold on?
Boy, you're never going see
Raise your hands high!
Young brothers and sisters
There's a world's worth of work and a need for you
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?
You've been their play toy
Cut to the carving
Bleed them 'til robbing
Enough! They'll take no more
You've been given all the power, boy
Now go and make your move
Curse us, these Gods, aren't faking
Have mercy on the cowards, boy.
They'll pray to have you lose
Help us, this world's now breaking
So now they've noticed all you've given in sound
Let us in. Let us in
Give me love over life, the sweet soft of ground
Let us in. Let us in now
[Chorus]
You've been their play toy.
Cut to the carving
Bleed them 'til robbing
Enough! They'll take no more
In the light we'll sing, as all hurt must bring
In the falling cusp of all broken things
I'm the Crowing!
You all think you've figured me out. Do as I say!
Your words mean nothing at all, so now I lay
What did I do to deserve all of this?
What did I do to deserve all of you?
Raise your hands high
Young brothers and sisters,
There's a world's worth of work and a need for you.
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?
Bye, bye world, or will our hope still hold on?