WHEN I’M ALONE HERE AFTER MIDNIGHT
AND THE NIGHT SOUNDS BOX ME IN
WITH NO MOON OR STARS IN THE SKY
MY TRUE COMPANIONS ARE MY SINS
I WONDER IF IT’S REALLY WORTHWHILE
TO SPILL WORDS UPON THE PAGE
I USED TO WRITE SO MANY LOVE SONGS
NOW IT’S SONGS OF FEAR AND RAGE
INFORMATION COMES IN MOUNTAINS
THEY RISE SO HIGH THEY BLOCK THE LIGHT
NOW WE’RE ALL INFORMED MORE THAN EVER
AND YET WE’RE TRAPPED IN THE DARKEST NIGHT
I CANNOT SEE YOU CANNOT SEE ME
WE NEVER READ FROM THE SAME PAGE
TRUTH PLUS LIES EQUALS NOTHING
WHERE IS YOUR FEAR AND RAGE
I HAVE A WOMAN THAT I LOVE
I HAVE A CHILD WHO I LOVE TOO
I DON’T HAVE MUCH MORE THAN THEM TO LOSE
EXCEPT MAYBE A POUND OR TWO
I NEVER FOUGHT OUT ON THE STREET
NEVER GOT LOCKED UP IN A CAGE
BUT INSIDE MY HEAD I HEAR
A MADMAN SCREAM IN FEAR AND RAGE
IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO I AM
BUT IF ONE DAY YOU HEAR MY WORDS
MAYBE YOU’LL FIND SOME KIND OF MEANING
EVEN THOUGH THIS WORLD’S ABSURD
I LIVED AFTER THE END OF HISTORY
IN THE NEW FOREVER GILDED AGE
AFTER SOMEONE HIT THE RESET BUTTON
AND DELETED ALL THE FEAR AND RAGE
Fear and Rage is a track from the album Mother’s Little Burden
released on ATMAN LC 01692.
