War Machine

When you grow older things become senseless

That were so crucial to you at one time

There's some relief when thoughts fade for new ones

And you realize life can be alright

A part of me thirsts for the rush and excitement

Of seeing things for the very first time

Another seeks comfort in the indifference

Always feared excruciating highs

You're a war machine

A war machine

Love me till I'm clean

Of sin

You were a stubborn hard working man once

Now you catch your breath every few steps

You've loved and hurt the ones closest to you

I'll savor the few moments we have left

You're up on a plinth of your own making

still but there's restlessness in your eyes

Not one to look back or to take the high road

Alone is when you feel alive

Nostalgia becomes more intoxicating

Until it is all that you still have left

I grieve the loss of the world you were part of

Picking up the pieces set adrift

                                                                                                                       You're a war machine

A war machine

Love me till I'm clean

Of sin