Lyrics

Mansion on the hill
I got the saddest news today - your bags were packed for leaving
Too young to go this way - it's getting harder to believe in
That there's some crazy order - that there's some master plan
All I know is out there on the road tonight - there's one hell of a house band
They got the one's you've heard of - and the one's who worked on lying low
But they all gave their hearts in spades - for the sake of the show
They've been there through the good times - and they held us in the dark
Playing to thousands or to twenty - just trying to elevate the art
I'll always hear you in the static - of a rolling piece of tape
In the silence where the words dwell - if that must be our fate
The rhymers and the ramblers - they've all paid the toll in tears
And the best that we can offer - Is to sing the prayers they left us here
For those songs that lit our journey - for those songs that saved our lives
For us left walking in your footsteps - we remember you tonight
I'll always hear you in the static - of a rolling piece of tape
In the silence where the words dwell - if that must be our fate
Songs are gifts of love -sent to the listener - it's the purest thing I know
Coz it takes strength to share your weakness - to take your fears and let them show
It's s tribe that we belong to - call us dreamers if you will
There's one less minstrel on the road tonight - playing that mansion on the hill
I'll always hear you in the static - of a rolling piece of tape
In the silence where the words dwell - if that must be our fate

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