I watched the rise and the fall of the common man I lived to see all hes steps walk back I watched the walls all crashed down crumbling Just to be rebuild while we slept We threw suds in the oceans winding We promise peace but the peace won't last Cause now we forged new brakes so nervously Waiting for this harmony to pass I stand guard and roam Like a sentinel I see it all I've been awake too long Wished there was something that could close my eyes To all that I see Awake too long, it would be easier To fall asleep We fell in love but the love kept running out We follow roads but the roads all end We live to learn, and learn to live without Falling from the madness we assemble I've seen the eyes of the widows left behind I've seen the child of the violent man Never once did our leaders apologize For battles they begin I can't look away or pretend not to see And still I say I've been awake too long Wished there was something that could close my eyes To all that I see Awake too long, it would be easier To fall asleep Asleep Maybe I would dream, if I could sleep Maybe I'll see, what this could be Instead of what it is Is that bless, an ignorance Is this our demise we cant prevent Should we fall asleep I've been awake too long I've been awake too long I've been awake too long I've been awake too long And like constant vigils we all Carry eternal flames I’m surgery pain to an open heart But through it all Every single cut I’ve been awake