From the recording The Badlees
Lyrics
TEAR IT DOWN
She tethered herself to the ground
And stood in the center
Stood in the center
Gathered her bombs around
So no one could come near
She cried without a sound
But no one could hear her
No one could hear her
Conspiracies she found
That made everything so clear
Tear it down
Tear it down and start again
A battalion of broken down cars
Stands at attention
Still ready to ride
She wishes on falling stars
And asks advice from people
Who have already died
Tear it down
Tear it down and start again
Why ask the question?
When the answer you already know
Don't you find it strange?
That a foe so imaged could conjure such fear
That left you so paralyzed for so many years
So many years
So what's all this talk of grace and leaving
And showing yourself out the door?
Where were they while you lay bleeding?
You've encountered their kind
So many times before
Tear it down
Tear it down and start again