Ripple Waves
Dannyho
3:49Empty halls in the Capitol, cold and grand A notice glows on every screen in every hand The memo hit at break of day Inside those marble halls of gray We checked our pay our dashboards rust Paychecks turned to paper dust Who keeps score when the lights grow dim What price is paid by her and him Shadows falling over the land (over the land!) No steady job, no helping hand (no helping hand!) We hold our breath, we make a stand (make a stand!) While shutdown shadows cross the land (cross the land!) A badge goes home in a plastic bag Kids count cans with a pantry flag The phone keeps ringin', hope runs thin Bills stack up like a winter wind Red points blue, blue points red Names get said, but truth plays dead If blame's the game on every floor Who opens up a working door Shadows falling over the land (over the land!) We won't be numbers on a scan (on a scan!) Hold out the light, reach out a hand (out a hand!) Till morning breaks across the land (cross the land!) Questions linger in the dust But we keep walking, because we must