The Revolution
For The Foxes Lyrics

I'm the type of kid to push away
I'm someone who avoids getting too attached to people.

girls like you who get too close to me
Especially with women like you who show too much interest, I become aloof.

This ain't your front porch on Division Street
This situation isn't as casual as sitting on a front porch chatting.

where you crashed your car
Which is like a silly or even potentially dangerous mistake you made.

and then you blamed it on a sneeze
And you attempted to justify it with even a more absurd excuse.

Well god bless you, darling, I mean it
But bless you anyhow, dear, as I still care for you in spite of it.

You're the type of girl who said she don't believe in god but you believed in me
You may not believe there is a god, but you trust or put faith in me yourself.

We never missed our opportunity here we just grew up until we found some room to breathe
We've had chances to fulfill our potential here, but we just needed more time to develop and mature.

Well god bless us, darling, we need it
Indeed, we both require some aid along the way.

We need a revolution
We require a rebellion against the status quo.

Why else are we standing here? Yeah
What is the reason for us to exist or gather, after all?

Take off our gloves, put down our guns 'til everyone sings, yeah
Let's be defenseless and peaceful and come together in solidarity, until all voices are heard.

We're the type of kids who burned the whole damn forest down, we looked like criminals
We are the ones who have destroyed nearly everything, and perhaps taken blame for it too.

How we got out alive, it's biblical
Somehow, it was a miracle that we survived that ordeal.

and I, felt something strange behind my knees
I had sensed an unusual reaction at the time.

Well... nothing exists 'til you see it
Without proof or visual evidence, certain claims may not hold true.

We can turn back now, or we can burn a whole 'nother town everybody gets out it's just that night we don't talk about
We may either try harder to undo what we have done, or end up making yet another mistake that we will regret.

I'm sick of life decisions, this cut dry life we live in if I did you wrong, I'm sorry, you're just so god damn pretty. Yeah!
I'm exhausted by making life-defining choices, by this rigid and straightforward existence. And if I did you harm, I apologize, as I act foolishly in front of such an attractive person!

If I sang you to sleep, would you listen?
If I sang a lullaby to you, would you pay attention to me?

I'd tell you all the things that I've been missing
I'll confide in you my own feelings of loss and emptiness.

When words flow like river bends
When expressions become poetic and rhythmic.

I've burned too many cigarettes at home
I've smoked too many cigarettes alone, probably as a means of coping and contemplation.

Where did you go?
Where have you been?

I hated you for leaving
I detested you for departing.

got sick of writing letters on the weekend
I became tired of writing letters during my rest days.

My thoughts were clear like cellophane
My mind was so transparent and easy to read.

I had to see you face to face at home
I felt like meeting with you in person- probably to resolve or communicate something.

So where do we go?
So, what is our next move?

Now that we're both standing here, yeah
Now that both of us are present here, at this moment.

We'll take off our gloves, put down our guns 'til everyone- sings, sings, sings!
We'll become more vulnerable and peaceful, until everybody joins in, singing.

Whoa whoa-oh
An exclamation of enthusiasm or excitement.

Whoa (Yeah!) whoa-oh
An expression of approval or enjoyment.

We need a revolution
We require a rebellion against the status quo.

Why else are we standing here? Yeah
What is the reason for us to exist or gather, after all?

Take off our gloves, look towards the sun, 'til everyone sings
Let's be defenseless and hopeful, and come together in solidarity, until all voices are heard.

Whoa whoa-oh
An exclamation of enthusiasm or excitement.

(Yeah!)
An expression of approval or enjoyment.

Whoa whoa-oh
An exclamation of enthusiasm or excitement.

(We need a revolution)
We require a rebellion against the status quo.

Whoa whoa-oh
An exclamation of enthusiasm or excitement.

(We need a revolution)
We require a rebellion against the status quo.

Yeah!
An expression of victory or triumph.