Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Brent Smith
Vocals
Eric Bass
Bass Guitar
Zach Myers
Acoustic Guitar
Barry Kerch
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Brent Smith
Songwriter
Dave Bassett
Songwriter
Eric Bass
Songwriter
Zach Myers
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dave Bassett
Additional Producer
Eric Bass
Producer
Eric Wayne Rickert
Assistant Engineer
Doug McKean
Recording Engineer
Ted Jensen
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Look at the battle we're in
I was never one to pick a fight I couldn't win
Look at the secrets we keep
They terrorize me every night in my sleep
[PreChorus]
Afternoon tea with the impending doom
Counting the elephants here in this room
[Chorus]
You can be twisted but still optimistic
Be the black sheep but not a statistic
May not know who you are but you know what you got
So hang on to the absurd
Hey, have you heard?
Hope's not a four-letter word
[Verse 2]
Put on a happy face
Make a scene and leave a permanent trace
Show me that rebel inside
Where the leader of the revolution resides
[PreChorus]
Afternoon tea with the impending doom
Counting the elephants here in this room
[Chorus]
You can be twisted but still optimistic
Be the black sheep but not a statistic
May not know who you are but you know what you got
So hang on to the absurd
Hey, have you heard?
Hope's not a four-letter word
[Instrumental]
Careful, you might catch yourself goin' under
Careful, you might lose your breath like the others
Careful, you might slip and never recover
Careful, you might burn to death like the others
[Chorus]
You can be twisted but still optimistic
Be the black sheep but not a statistic
May not know who you are but you know what you got
So hang on to the absurd
Hey, have you heard?
Hope's not a four-letter word
Written by: Brent Smith, Dave Bassett, Eric Bass, Zach Myers