You've constructed a life in which you feel no pain
Let the sycophants be your comfort when every year feels the same
As the blanket of dust it thickens around your soul
She analysed your defences found a gaping hole
The drum beats louder now
Preaching clever words that you found in books
About the human condition, you say you've got to love you've got to lose
They don't know that you've never really felt it
They've not seen your temple of fear
They don't know this is the first time you're getting near
The drum beats louder now
One day like this is worth a thousand sitting in an armchair reading about this
One day like this is worth a lifetime hiding in the shadow of your own mind
Blanket of dust turns to flames
Now the pain that you're feeling is vivid and true
Not like the dull ache that followed you round an empty room
The drum beats louder now