Red light as morning meets the clouds:
Dawn.
And I walk amongst the crowds,
Searching for a sign.
And we've come to a desperate crossroads,
and its unclear which path to take.
Well I watched the story unfold
As the levies start to break.
I'm wide awake.
And I will stand as a mountain,
I will rage like a river,
With a burning desire
To consume like the flame.
To know every moment
In the wait of the ages
Far above us descending
In a million tons of rain
Listen to the tolling bells ring through the night,
Like a voice resounding "I have a right
To resist the sway of this path of shame
And take shelter from the driving rain"
We're all to blame,
and so we sacrifice our dreams
to stop the pain.
Stop the pain.
And I will stand as a mountain,
I will rage like a river,
With a burning desire
To consume like the flame.
To know every moment
In the wait of the ages
Far above us descending
In a million tons of rain
Yeah, yeah
So lay down your fragile compromise
Who you are is all but spent,
And you sell your soul for freedom,
Then repent to save your face.
But heaven knows the outcome
Of this race; it begins today.
As the waters rise they finally
Meet your eyes, and mine. And mine.
I will stand as a mountain,
I will rage like a river,
With a burning desire
To consume like the flame.
To know every moment
In the wait of the ages
Far above us descending
In a million tons of rain
Like time to the mountain,
Like the flow of the river,
I will drown in the ocean
Like a dying hurricane.
With all my desire
I will call out forever
Only love and devotion
To a million tons of rain
Yeah yeah
A million tons of rain.
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Lyrics submitted by Guion Willis.