Mud

I've spent my life stacking dynamite Fool me once, fool me twice I've spent my life trying to live right Dinosaur bones only know how low my toes touched stone Down to my core I shovel mud and I shuffle ore Sifting dirt into jars just to keep score I beg you To watch your step Before you snag the fucking land mines Laid in my mind Trip wires and bamboo death traps Hiding deep in the dirt I dare you Paint along the tunnel walls (I draw) Ladders to Heaven but traced in blood My heart's a chasm, my mind a pit of mud But the animal aches to rise above Breaking the surface (War time) No peace is the purpose Curse us, hurt us, desert us In the end there's no friends Explosives excavated from a war I couldn't win God lifted my chin and said Time to shine Hide your eyes When I bite the dynamite Skull ignites light of a firefight Who survives alive on the other side If I decide to detonate tonight? Who survives alive on the other side If I decide to detonate tonight? Dig deeper