Tear Down the Monument

Thought I had a good idea, but never did I try to feel
To see if the heart was made of flowers
Or of hot molten steel
They said Jenny's in the cabinet and Janice is somewhere west
The two of them could never quite figure out
Which one of them was the best

Looking out on the highway with my foot in a trap
Doubt and zealotry they both overlap
Into the war-torn terrains of our minds
There's a way back to you
But I ain't reading the signs

Tear down the monument, speak for yourself
If you're so sure that we're just puppets on a shelf
That tumultuous waterfall, so grand, yet serene
How could I possibly understand what you mean

There was a mist up there on telephone hill
It was freezing and sad, but I remember it still
We tried to prove impossible creations and we harvested the crops
I once forgot you, but the memories never stop

I've been beside you for many tough years
I don't want to be anyone else's tears
You buried the axe, but you shattered the crown
There's only one road to take now and it's the one we're going down

Tear down the monument, speak for yourself
If you're so sure that we're just puppets on a shelf
That tumultuous waterfall, so grand, yet serene
How could I possibly understand what you mean

I once held that fire, always held it close to me
Tried climbing up a mountain, but I only got to the sea
That burning bite of passion too hard for any to endure
You once said you felt that too, but now I ain't so sure

Could I have sensed it, seen it with my eyes
For a second or two I think we could see
Through one another's disguise
Was there any truth to lying, was any of it true
I'd like to stay, but I've got better things to do

Tear down the monument, speak for yourself
If you're so sure that we're just puppets on a shelf
That tumultuous waterfall, so grand, yet serene
How could I possibly understand what you mean

Show me something, show me a sign
That the world is cold, but there is something good behind
I don't want to fool you, I ain't that good
Wouldn't make much of a difference
If there was someway that I could

Belltower's burning, willows start to weep
My heart is on fire, but my mind is asleep
A man can't walk on charcoal without the fear of being burned
You know everything felt alright until the day that things weren't

Tear down the monument, speak for yourself
If you're so sure that we're just puppets on a shelf
That tremendous waterfall, so grand, yet serene
How could I possibly understand what you mean

Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na
Na Na Na Na Na Na Na

Tear down the monument, speak for yourself
If you're so sure that we're just puppets on a shelf
That tremendous waterfall, so grand, yet serene
How could I possibly understand what you mean