Inheritance of Dust

Verse 1

Silver spoons

Broken backs

They bled red on the cotton tracks

My grandpa stayed strapped

Facing the mob

Iron in the pocket

While they tried to take his job

Now the borders wide

Empty promises inside

Why they die

Tell me why they die

He cut the timber

He paved the road

Carried the heavy load

Just for me to be a stranger in the place he sowed

Chorus

What was the point

Tell me what was the point

They gave it all

Just to watch the pillars fall

What was the point

Tell me what was the point

An outlaw in the yard

Where my kin stood guard

Post-Chorus

Yeah

What was the point

Looking at the ruins

What was the point

Yeah

Outlaw

Outlaw

Verse 2

Dust

Settling on the porch

Handing me the torch

I speak the truth

They call me a criminal

My impact is subliminal

According to the screen

I am the villain in the scene

But I am a simple man

Working with my hands

Trying to understand

They want the roots pulled up

They want the poison in the cup

Cold

Calculating

Systemating

I am just a ghost in the land they were creating

Chorus

What was the point

Tell me what was the point

They gave it all

Just to watch the pillars fall

What was the point

Tell me what was the point

An outlaw in the yard

Where my kin stood guard

Bridge

They fought for the soil

They died in the oil

They broke their bones

For these foundation stones

Now the gates swing

And the bells ring

For someone else

For someone else

For someone else

Chorus

What was the point

Tell me what was the point

They gave it all

Just to watch the pillars fall

What was the point

Tell me what was the point

An outlaw in the yard

Where my kin stood guard

Outro

Simple man

I am just a simple man

Standing on the grave

Of the brave

Yeah

What was the point

Outlaw status

Just a simple man