Suit of White

Verse 1

Wonder why

Always dress in black

Bright colors

Never see them on my back

And why my face is weathered

Worn

And has a somber tone

There is a reason

For the things I have on

Why

Verse 2

Black for the rubble

Black for the ash

Left behind the missile flash

Where the busy old bazaars have lost their breath

And the price of bread

Is paid in death

Chorus

Ah I would love to wear a rainbow every day

And tell the world that everything is okay

But I carry this darkness on my back

Until things are brighter

I am the man in black

Verse 3

Wear it for the ones

Who lost their home

While fire tears across the dome

Wear it for the daughters

Turning cold

For severed dreams

And hope left to rot and grow old

Chorus

Ah I would love to wear a rainbow every day

And tell the world that everything is okay

But I carry this darkness on my back

Until things are brighter

I am the man in black

Verse 4

Doing fine

I do suppose

In our peaceful towns

In our designer clothes

But just to remind us

Of the lives under attack

Up front

There ought to be a man in black

Verse 5

Wear it for the quiet

Captive sons

Mothers waiting by the empty guns

I wear the black in mourning

For the dead

In crowded shelters

Filled with dread

Drop

Filled with dread

Filled with dread

Verse 6

Wear it for the thousands

In the dust

Who put their faith in leaders they could trust

Wear it for the futures

Ripped away

While the rich men buy their bunker space today

Verse 7

Things

Never will be right

Fires burning

In the night

Until we make a move

To make a few things right

You will never see me

In a suit of white

Chorus

Ah I would love to wear a rainbow every day

And tell the world that everything is okay

But I carry this darkness on my back

Until things are brighter

I am the man in black

Outro

Until the sirens fade

Until the sirens fade

Until the debts are paid

Until the debts are paid

I am the man in black

I am the man in black

I am the man in black