Amongst the stone and smoke We never laid before Images floating all about Life in the afterglow My decaying mind pretends None of this ever happened We either learn to live a lie Or we're waiting here to die And after all this suffering I could lie here for good But with a mind on fire I try and stand my ground Illuminate and I will follow Amongst the stone and smoke Rising above it all Broken but not beyond repair Let's see how this soul fares And after all this suffering I could lie here for good But with a mind on fire I try and stand my ground Illuminate and I will follow you The private does as The general says The general does as The president says The president does what The first lady says So, so they say