A Constellation Crying Wolf

Smoke clouds fill the lungs of the young
And these forest fires burn brighter than the stars above us do
It's hard to trust the hearts of men
It's not their fault but something bigger than them
But now the maps we make
And the roads we pave
All lead straight into the cities
And straight down to our graves
But now the constellations over head, they call my name
And they offer me closure

I know the way
Your secrets are safe inside my coffin
And I feel the same
It's hard to breathe in at all when the air's all gone
And you can't help yourself from caughing

And your eyes roll back and the sun goes down
And every shadow in the crowd bows out as well
I clung to you
Cause there was nothing left for me to hold on to

So we cried wolf and the wolves cried back
So we cried wolf and the wolves cried back
So we cried wolf and the song of the wolves cried on
But the howlings of those around us went unheard

All the weight was placed upon the backs of those who fell
To steer a sinking ship, but still that ship it would not sail
So in their desperation, realizing this was hell
They set their course to land and carved a brand new trail

Towards Answers
In their time
Of needing us as well
To get what they deserve
They deserve

It's hard to trust the hearts of men
It's not their fault but something bigger than them
The maps we make
And the roads we pave
They all lead straight into the grave

The ones that we've made
With hopes to be saved
Calling you by name but aren't we betrayed
And left with all the blame
Isn't it a fucking shame that we're stuck with the gods we don't trust
In a world that never caves
In our wake
For heavens sake
Why do we fake as if we ever really had a fucking say
Anyways, I've sat for days
With a promise of forgiveness
For all the penance that I've paid

So we cried wolf and the wolves cried back
So we cried wolf and the wolves cried back
So we cried wolf and the wolves cried back for us