I Asked When
๐ต 1794 characters
โฑ๏ธ 6:18 duration
๐ ID: 1598678
๐ Lyrics
Well i dreamed i went out a wanderin'
I heard promises become fables forgotten
I saw bridges stretchin' out across the water
And towers pushing taller
I knew my reality was clearly defined
By the fences put up around my mind
I watched them thicken into walls over time
Taller than any boarder line
I saw civilizations deemed insignificant
I saw people's history tatooed on their skin
I saw families taken from their land
Dynasties shattered and stolen
And i asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
In all the burdens of centuries accrue
That get passed along to every generation's youth
And all the allegories told in lieu of truth
I watched them grow wild and spread like the flu
I saw the rise of an untamed industry
I watched machines paint a paper economy
I saw my own self stand right in front of me
And i didn't do a thing
I saw poisons pushed in the street
And prescription pills mingling in the mezzanine
With a whole host of wealth of doctors and pharmaceutical companies
Still poor people were dying from disease
And i asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
And i broke down at the break of dawn
I saw new meaning in the clouds above the Pentagon
As real as the hollocaust as stong as the Parthanon
Visions of Sudan Iraq and Vietnam
I stood silent upon a flooded levy
And stared at the ruins of a merchant city
And the president who came to dine with the noble elite
He didnt do a thing
I saw three ships come sailing in
Through the passage of the CARIBBEAN
I saw children coming home in coffins
Millions marching on washington
And i asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I asked when, when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I heard promises become fables forgotten
I saw bridges stretchin' out across the water
And towers pushing taller
I knew my reality was clearly defined
By the fences put up around my mind
I watched them thicken into walls over time
Taller than any boarder line
I saw civilizations deemed insignificant
I saw people's history tatooed on their skin
I saw families taken from their land
Dynasties shattered and stolen
And i asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
In all the burdens of centuries accrue
That get passed along to every generation's youth
And all the allegories told in lieu of truth
I watched them grow wild and spread like the flu
I saw the rise of an untamed industry
I watched machines paint a paper economy
I saw my own self stand right in front of me
And i didn't do a thing
I saw poisons pushed in the street
And prescription pills mingling in the mezzanine
With a whole host of wealth of doctors and pharmaceutical companies
Still poor people were dying from disease
And i asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
And i broke down at the break of dawn
I saw new meaning in the clouds above the Pentagon
As real as the hollocaust as stong as the Parthanon
Visions of Sudan Iraq and Vietnam
I stood silent upon a flooded levy
And stared at the ruins of a merchant city
And the president who came to dine with the noble elite
He didnt do a thing
I saw three ships come sailing in
Through the passage of the CARIBBEAN
I saw children coming home in coffins
Millions marching on washington
And i asked when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
I asked when, when... is a revolution
I asked when... is a revolution
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:23.00] Well i dreamed i went out a wanderin'
[00:26.81] I heard promises become fables forgotten
[00:32.34] I saw bridges stretchin' out across the water
[00:37.90] And towers pushing taller
[00:42.64] I knew my reality was clearly defined
[00:49.92] By the fences put up around my mind
[00:55.47] I watched them thicken into walls over time
[01:00.91] Taller than any boarder line
[01:04.54] I saw civilizations deemed insignificant
[01:11.02] I saw people's history tatooed on their skin
[01:17.43] I saw families taken from their land
[01:22.81] Dynasties shattered and stolen
[01:28.34] And i asked when... is a revolution
[01:37.48] I asked when... is a revolution
[01:50.10] In all the burdens of centuries accrue
[01:56.68] That get passed along to every generation's youth
[02:02.08] And all the allegories told in lieu of truth
[02:07.55] I watched them grow wild and spread like the flu
[02:13.04] I saw the rise of an untamed industry
[02:19.39] I watched machines paint a paper economy
[02:23.85] I saw my own self stand right in front of me
[02:30.21] And i didn't do a thing
[02:34.09] I saw poisons pushed in the street
[02:42.25] And prescription pills mingling in the mezzanine
[02:47.62] With a whole host of wealth of doctors and pharmaceutical companies
[02:53.12] Still poor people were dying from disease
[02:58.64] And i asked when... is a revolution
[03:10.48] I asked when... is a revolution
[03:20.44] I asked when... is a revolution
[03:32.38] I asked when... is a revolution
[03:42.34] And i broke down at the break of dawn
[03:50.44] I saw new meaning in the clouds above the Pentagon
[03:55.49] As real as the hollocaust as stong as the Parthanon
[04:01.99] Visions of Sudan Iraq and Vietnam
[04:07.45] I stood silent upon a flooded levy
[04:13.04] And stared at the ruins of a merchant city
[04:18.41] And the president who came to dine with the noble elite
[04:25.83] He didnt do a thing
[04:28.57] I saw three ships come sailing in
[04:36.76] Through the passage of the CARIBBEAN
[04:42.15] I saw children coming home in coffins
[04:47.50] Millions marching on washington
[04:51.36] And i asked when... is a revolution
[05:03.10] I asked when... is a revolution
[05:17.70] I asked when, when... is a revolution
[05:26.76] I asked when... is a revolution
[05:38.58]
[00:26.81] I heard promises become fables forgotten
[00:32.34] I saw bridges stretchin' out across the water
[00:37.90] And towers pushing taller
[00:42.64] I knew my reality was clearly defined
[00:49.92] By the fences put up around my mind
[00:55.47] I watched them thicken into walls over time
[01:00.91] Taller than any boarder line
[01:04.54] I saw civilizations deemed insignificant
[01:11.02] I saw people's history tatooed on their skin
[01:17.43] I saw families taken from their land
[01:22.81] Dynasties shattered and stolen
[01:28.34] And i asked when... is a revolution
[01:37.48] I asked when... is a revolution
[01:50.10] In all the burdens of centuries accrue
[01:56.68] That get passed along to every generation's youth
[02:02.08] And all the allegories told in lieu of truth
[02:07.55] I watched them grow wild and spread like the flu
[02:13.04] I saw the rise of an untamed industry
[02:19.39] I watched machines paint a paper economy
[02:23.85] I saw my own self stand right in front of me
[02:30.21] And i didn't do a thing
[02:34.09] I saw poisons pushed in the street
[02:42.25] And prescription pills mingling in the mezzanine
[02:47.62] With a whole host of wealth of doctors and pharmaceutical companies
[02:53.12] Still poor people were dying from disease
[02:58.64] And i asked when... is a revolution
[03:10.48] I asked when... is a revolution
[03:20.44] I asked when... is a revolution
[03:32.38] I asked when... is a revolution
[03:42.34] And i broke down at the break of dawn
[03:50.44] I saw new meaning in the clouds above the Pentagon
[03:55.49] As real as the hollocaust as stong as the Parthanon
[04:01.99] Visions of Sudan Iraq and Vietnam
[04:07.45] I stood silent upon a flooded levy
[04:13.04] And stared at the ruins of a merchant city
[04:18.41] And the president who came to dine with the noble elite
[04:25.83] He didnt do a thing
[04:28.57] I saw three ships come sailing in
[04:36.76] Through the passage of the CARIBBEAN
[04:42.15] I saw children coming home in coffins
[04:47.50] Millions marching on washington
[04:51.36] And i asked when... is a revolution
[05:03.10] I asked when... is a revolution
[05:17.70] I asked when, when... is a revolution
[05:26.76] I asked when... is a revolution
[05:38.58]