Fallen Idols
Only Crime Lyrics

Someone said it years before
I had heard someone say ages ago

And today I know it's true
But now I understand it's accurate

Some dreams can't help but die
Certain dreams can't survive

Pinned to those that we looked up to
Held onto those we idolize

What about our children
What happens to the next generation?

And who'll pray for tomorrow's gods
Who will worship the deities of the future?

And the pain and wisdom gained
The knowledge and agony we've acquired

From decades of moral decay
Throughout years of ethical deterioration

And the fallen idols
The idols that have failed us

To me they're still the same
They haven't changed in my eyes

And I pray they rest forever
I hope they find eternal peace

But the new revival
However, the resurgence

Of the skeletal remains
Of the dead idols and their remnants

Paints a dark and caustic future
Portraying a bleak and corrosive fate

Burned out like a dying sun
Fading away like a dying celestial body

On alcohol and cheap romance
Due to excessive drinking and shallow love

Where the junkies and the suicides
Where people who were addicted or suicidal

Believed inside they had a chance
Felt like they were given a fighting chance

We're the kids in the shadows
We're the ones who remain unseen

Just beyond society's eyes
Beyond the reach of society's gaze

Restless and pure of heart
Without direction, yet with pure intentions

They don't understand so they despise
People misunderstand us and react with hate

Hey troubadour we're waiting for you
We, the lost souls, are waiting for a savior

Will your words bring redemption for the times?
Can your words bring salvation to this era?

For all the faded reputations
For all the destroyed images and titles

The poets, the sinner and their crimes
Of the artists, the transgressors, and their misdeeds