But his pants are down, his cover's blown
Ashes, ashes all fall down
If the spirit's sleeping then the flesh is ink, yea
No one left to place or take the blame
While the politicians throwing stones
Commissars and pin-striped bosses role the dice
Singing I got mine and you got yours
'Cause its all too clear we're on our own
Shipping powders back and forth
Nightmare spook, piece of heat, it's you and me, you and me
And the politicians, throwing stones
Money green or proletarian gray
But afraid, we may lay our home to waste
There's a fear down here we can't forget, hasn't got a name just yet
Singing someone got to turn the page
Full of hope, full of grace is the human face
Well you know it strolls the sidewalks and it rolls the streets
Heartless powers try to tell us what to think
The darkness never goes from some men's eyes
If the game is lost then we're all the same
So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Picture a bright blue ball just spinning, spinning free
And the rich man in his summer home
Paint it with a skin of sky, brush in some clouds and sea
And the politicians throwing stones
And the current fashions set the pace
Ashes, ashes all fall down
All fall down, all fall down
Rat cat alley roll them bones, need that cash to feed that Jones
It's dizzying, the possibilities
By and by again, the morning sun will rise
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
On our own, on our own, on our own
Always awake, always around, singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Ashes, ashes all fall down
And the whole world full of petty wars
Now watch as the ball revolves and the nightime calls
So the kids they dance, they shake their bones
The future's here, we are it, we are on our own
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
All fall down, all fall down
Stalking turf, dividing up meat
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Call it home for you and me
Click, flashblade in ghetto night, Rudie's looking for a fight
We will leave this place an empty stone
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Lose your step, fall out of grace
Selling guns instead of food today
A closer look reveals the human race
Ashes, ashes all fall down
Singing, black goes South while white comes North
Singing, just leave well enough alone
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
Any way they fall guess who gets to pay the price?
For that shinning ball we can call our home
And the radical he rant and rage
And again the hunt begins and again the bloodwind calls
History's page, it is thusly carved in stone
And the politicians are throwing stones
Singing ashes, ashes all fall down
So the kids they dance and shake their bones
A peaceful place or so it looks from space
