The Silver Salute - Sociology Lyrics

What happened to the normal?
What happened to the mountains we climbed?
High stakes and feelings
No, I won't let it fly this time
We're on the road to reason
Your data in hand but your values in mind
This ain't no National Archive
The benefit and the doubt unwind

I know you're not my enemy
Maybe perspective is all I need
Maybe it's not as bad as it seems

Please don't give us the face you wear
It's the face that you wanted, the face that you wanted
Breaking us down won't make it fair
Not as much as you thought it would, as much as you thought
Sociology, the silent maze, you know you can't make us the same
Live out the past, live in the last days
Free again

From rules to old schools
The things of the past and the things to come
The cause and the channels
You know it's easy to play the victim
A good dose of blame (and a little guilt)
They all want something from us
I'm not saying I like it
The empty words keep breaking my focus

Maybe you're not my enemy
Maybe this is the life I lead
But maybe you don't even know where the sky meets the sea

Please don't give us the face you wear
It's the face that you wanted, the face that you wanted
Breaking us down won't make it fair
Not as much as you thought it would, as much as you thought
Sociology, the silent maze, you know you can't make us the same
Live in the past, the broken glass dreams

So it's okay when it fits in your hands
I can't spend my days in fear of being wrong
It's not our intentions that ruin your plans
But I don't know where the line is drawn
And now I'm confused, blinded by this glare
Please hurt all of us instead of just one
You're getting too powerful, better prepare
For the equal and opposite reaction
I can feel the damage being done
It's our obsession with moving straight
And now we've seen just how bad it gets
You know you chose to bear this weight
And if you run away will I remember those threats
Or will I move right along and make it out in the end
Another blueprint you know and you love, there's nothing above
It's not gonna get in your way

Please don't give us the face you wear
It's the face that you wanted, the face that you wanted
Breaking us down won't make it fair
Not as much as you thought it would, as much as you thought
Sociology, the silent maze, you know you can't make us the same
Survive the lash, we'll bring it back
Time to break the chains