Flesh and Bone

I've gone through life white-knuckled

In the moments that left me behind

Refusing to heed the yield

I penetrate the force fields in the blind

They say I'll adjust

God knows I must

But I'm not sure how

This natural selection picked me out to be

A dark horse running in a fantasy

Flesh and bone

And I'm running out of time?

Flesh and bone

Somewhere outside that finish line

I square up and break through the chains

And I head like a raging bull

Anointed by the blood, I take the reins

Cut from the cloth

Of a flag that bears the name "Battle Born"

They'll call me the contender

They'll listen for the bell

With my face flashing crimson from the fires of hell

(What are you afraid of?)

And what are you made of?

(Flesh and bone)

And I'm running out of time

(Flesh and bone)

And what are you made of?

(Flesh and bone)

Man, I'm turning on a dime

(Flesh and bone)

(This could decay)

This could decay

Like the valley below

Defenses are down

The stakes are high (Scouting the crowd for a face of compassion)

The fairytale ending (To face off the journey that fathers no more)

The staggering blow (You'll find the truth in the roots of desire)

You lead with your chin (Thinking with your corners, just a compass and the sun)

This could be real (Thinking with your corners, just a)

Simple

And what are you made of?

(Flesh and bone)

And I'm running out of time

(Flesh and bone)

What are you made of?

He faces forward

Trading in his blindness for the world of love

And time is raging, may it rage in vain

And you always had it, but you never knew

So boots and saddles (Flesh and bone)

Get on your feet

There's no surrender, 'cause there's no retreat

The bells are sounding (Flesh and bone)

Bring this match to an end

We are the descendants of giant men