Protest The Hero | The Fireside (Official Audio)

NEW ALBUM ’PALIMPSEST’ OUT NOW PURCHASE/STREAM: _________ ALL MUSIC BY PROTEST THE HERO Rody Walker - Vocals Luke Hoskin - Guitars Tim MacMillar - Guitars Mike Ieradi - Drums Special Guest: Cameron McLellan - Bass Orchestral Arrangement / Production - Milen Petzelt-Sorace PRODUCED BY: Derya Nagle VOCAL PRODUCTION AND ENGINEERING: Anthony Kalabretta DRUM PRODUCTION, ENGINEERING AND EDITING: Dean Hadjichristou ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING AND EDITING: Darren “Jeter” Magierowski & Jill Zimmerman ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION AND MIXING: Simon Grove MASTERING: Ermin Hamidovic ARTWORK: Martin Wittfooth VIDEO EDITING: Wyatt Clough _________ You won’t miss the water ‘til the well runs dry Can’t appreciate the taste with a bountiful supply Don’t know what it’s like to live until you barely survive I don’t know what it’s like to feel alive If you’re dumb enough to witness this insipid, wasteful christening You’re dumb enough to listen when they say the water’s glistening And as you scrape the bottom of this desiccated hole You’re told the water’s rising and the well’s completely full But it’s not without its comforts, like an aching in your side If you can tolerate the thirst, the thirst eventually subsides If you’re overextended, underprepared (It will run its course) What was the time that death was declared? (It’s almost over) And every day now, it’s getting worse (It can’t get worse) Year after year, verse after verse (This is full disclosure) Overextended and under the gun Put your faith in god, but keep your powder dry Because god sends nuts to those who have no teeth Love the son, spoil the rod Make sure it’s satisfied Cut the ground from underneath your feet Because we’re mired in the depths of this What we’re told is a chrysalis We’re eager for the blissful kiss of death Because the fireside chats are comforting While the population’s wondering If suffering’s not the only option left If suffering’s not the only option left If you’re overextended, underprepared (It will run its course) What was the time that death was declared? (It’s almost over) And every day now, it’s getting worse (It can’t get worse) Year after year, verse after verse (This is full disclosure) Overextended and under the gun And when they came for the crib They came for the table and the drapes on the walls They came for the clothes from the backs on my kids My god, they came for it all Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind Ghost town, ghost country No sign of the sleeping And all we needed was a reason Ten years in a body bag, waiting in the wings No god, no country No sign of the sleeping And all we needed was a reason Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind Ghost town, ghost country No sign of the sleeping And all we needed was a reason Ten years in a body bag, waiting in the wings No god, no country No sign of the sleeping And all we needed was a reason And you gave us one I’ve got a job for every able-bodied man Munition factories for women and children And all we needed was a reason And you gave us one You gave us one I’ve got a job for every able-bodied man Munition factories for women and children And all we needed was a reason And you gave us one, gave us one Ten years of a white flag, waving in the wind Ghost town, ghost country No sign of the sleeping And all we needed was a reason