Paper Shields

Verse 1

Sit down

The bell has rung for you to take a seat

You trade the truth for comfort and a lie

A paper shield won't stop the summer heat

You blame the rain when wells are running dry

Cheap

Defenseless

Small

The shepherd sleeps while all the lambs are lost

You fear the struggle more than you love growth

You never stopped to tally up the cost

Or kept the heavy burden of your oath

A brittle spine won't hold a heavy crown

I’d rather teach myself than watch you drown

Chorus

Lead us out of the dark

Open up every door

We are looking for a spark

Give us something more

Give us something more

Give us something more

Verse 2

Check this

The chalkboard bleeds with every hollow word

You choose the path of least resistance now

A silent plea is all that can be heard

Beneath the weight of your forgotten vow

Weak

Vacant

Cold

You claim the wind has blown your house away

But you are the one who built it out of sand

You hide behind the things you couldn't say

Instead of taking power in your hand

The mirror shows a ghost who lost the fight

You're just a candle scared of your own light

Chorus

Lead us out of the dark

Open up every door

We are looking for a spark

Give us something more

Give us something more

Give us something more

Bridge

Maybe you're tired

Maybe you're done

Maybe you've already won

Nothing

Absolute zero

The math doesn't add up to a hero

Verse 3

Listen

The ink is dry upon the failing grade

You point the finger just to shift the gaze

But in the dark you're clearly just afraid

To walk inside the fire and the blaze

Lost

Bitter

Blind

You let the system swallow up your soul

And use the rules to cover up your shame

You had the chance to take a lead control

But now you're just a player in the game

Don't lecture me on how to reach the top

When you're the one who chose to let it drop

Chorus

Lead us out of the dark

Open up every door

We are looking for a spark

Give us something more

Give us something more

Give us something more

Outro

Class dismissed

Forever

Class dismissed

Forever

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