Lotus lyrics

Woke before the morning sun

I found it tucked beneath the hills

I sat and watched it rise

It hit the sky and burst to flames

The lotus flower's

Got me thinking bout the way we live

I've got this feeling

It's gonna stop

Driven by religion

Running backwards down a one-way road

A course collision, split decision

Tryin' to save your soul

Manifest Destiny

Is just a fancy word for murder

I've got this feeling

It's gonna stop

A billion faces running round my head

All got opinions but the don't mean shit

Keep dropping bombs until the whole world's dead

They'll said it's all been done and it's all been said

They'll turn this message into a pop movement

A fascist statement, call it politics

You can mark my words they'll put a spin on it

They'll say it's all been done

Look outside the box my friend

You heart's been dead since who knows when

It seems we've missed the mark

Lost all hope and given in

Pack up the suitcase

Take that handkerchief and wipe off your chin

The fear that drives you

Needs to be stopped

A billion faces running round my head

All got opinions but the don't mean shit

Keep dropping bombs until the whole world's dead

They'll said it's all been done and it's all been said

They'll turn our message into a pop movement

A fascist statement, call it politics

You can mark my words they'll put a spin on it

They'll say it's all been done

Fell into a daze

And found my mind was gone and laid to waste

A battle ground indeed

Where holy wars have taken place

I saw the sun set, watched it travel down

And tear through the ground

The hate the drives us

Needs to be stopped

• Artist:Cage the Elephant
• Album:Cage the Elephant (2008)