He stands alone outside the blooming yard
All is calm there on the street
The shadows pass him hung right over
The pain on his face he knew heâd keep
His hair is long and itâs twisted, its twisted
Around the smile spread cheek to cheek
Another child, another soul, grabs a hold
To the metal that will end his misery
Chorus:
One by one
We stand beneath the sun
With arms high open wide
Two by two
Heâs getting you
To watch him as he leaves this life he knew
How much anger is set aside
As each one of us cries
Red lights they come and they take him away
In the thoughts heâll be better someday
Tied tight, canât see out your eyes
That heâs sure to shine
In this deep dark, f*cked up, played out reality show
So, whoâs the man with the plan?
Eating up all that he can
Donât you see, donât you see?
Chorus
Do you ever think things are meant to be?
I know we all have our reasons why
And now the power of one human being
Has gone and changed so many lives
Chorus
One by one
We start to come undone
Two by two
Heâs getting through to you
One by one we stand, we stand, over
Over you