And it's just like the night to bring
Nothing more than bitter memories
You only wanted to sleep tight
You weren't even asking for a dream
But a shot rings out and an angel turns to dust
Now a savior's here just so he can say he was
And his promises fall like rain as every good intention begins to rust
Of museums and mausoleums
Don't believe 'em till you see 'em's
The great between betrays the great beyond
But I'll be with you moving
Turning rags to revolutions
Where twilight kisses dawn

And I'm just like that bird
Landing where I feel the fires burn
I don't understand a single word
But stay awhile and maybe soon I'll learn
That revelations cannot be televised
Just the color of your skin, not the color of your life
Is man more convicted by what he affirms or what he denies?
Now someone's on it with a sonnet
About how far we are beyond it
And how it's time to just forget and carry on
But you and I are burning bright
Through the dark part of the night
Where twilight kisses dawn

Now I'm waking up at sundown
Rising with the rising of the moon
'Cause a change ain't coming
If a change don't come real soon
And a lung can't produce its own air
Sometimes you've gotta choose truth and dare
Sometimes you've gotta choose to be the answer to all those thoughts and prayers
Politicians and magicians
And even acts of contrition
Mean as little as what side you think you're on
Only the poetry in your eyes
And the hope that never lies
Where twilight kisses dawn