[Intro]
Left foot…
(Right foot…)
Left foot…
(Right foot…)
Where are we going?
(We don’t know!)
Why are we going?
(Just go, go, go!)
The road was familiar
(The signs looked the same)
So nobody noticed
(When nothing remained)
[Verse 1]
They woke up in the morning
Put their boots upon the ground
Heard the drum begin beating
And they followed that old sound
There was comfort in the rhythm
There was order in the line
Everybody kept on marching
So they figured it was fine
[Pre-Chorus]
But the road had started shifting
(Underneath their feet)
And the world had started changing
(Beyond the marching beat)
Nobody stopped to wonder
(Nobody asked why)
They kept their eyes upon the banner
And their banners toward the sky
[Refrain]
Not knowing
(It had gone wrong)
They sang…
(The same old song)
Couldn’t see reality
(So they marched, marched along)
Marching on
(… and on and on)
[Verse 2]
The map was getting older
But the map was still the map
So they folded up the corners
And ignored the little cracks
The river changed direction
The weather changed its tune
But somebody said, “It’s normal”
So they marched beneath the moon
[Pre-Chorus]
Thinking each step was easier
Than turning back around
Since everybody’s marching
You don’t question where you’re bound
[Refrain]
Not knowing
(It had gone wrong)
They sang…
(The same old song)
Couldn’t see reality
(So they marched, marched along)
Marching on
(… and on and on)
[Verse 3]
They marched through changing seasons
They marched through rising seas
They marched past burning forests
And dying ancient trees
They marched past empty rivers
They marched past fields of dust
They marched beneath a darker sky
Because they thought they must
The rhythm kept them going
The rhythm kept them blind
A marching song can sound so good
When nobody checks the sign
[Bridge]
Stop!
(Look around)
And from bottom to top…
(Look around… see what can be found)
Left…
(Right?)
Right…
(Left…)
Now, nothing’s quite right
[Final Refrain]
Now knowing
(It had gone wrong)
They sang…
(A different song)
They could see reality
(No more marching blindly)
Standing still
(… to change their minds)
Now knowing
(To be kind)
They sang…
(A new tune)
Let love resume!
[Snare Fades / Guitar Feedback / Distant Voices]
Left foot…
(Right foot…)
Left foot…
(Right foot…)
[Silence]
From the album “Full Blown“
From the album “Present Tense“