Give me hope. Ah, sweet madness.
Struggle, volcanoes and iron and sadness.
A dusty place to kiss the ground.
An empty place to cry out loud.

And while the rest of us were sleeping
She sent flowers gently creeping.
And the waters slowly seeping
Through

Let her burn you. Let her bleach you.
Let her lead you so very far away no-one can reach you.
Spread out wild and wander
And may everything you poison come back stronger.

And while the rest of us were sleeping
She sent flowers gently creeping.
And the waters slowly seeping
Through

The cracks in the pavement
And the cracks in the dam.
So now everything we steal away
We know someday she'll take it back again.

So bring on the cracks in the pavement
And the cracks in the dam.
So now everything we steal away
We know someday she'll take it back again.

And while the rest of us were sleeping
She sent flowers slowly creeping.
And the waters gently seeping
Through