Civilian

As I sit, as the world goes 'round, In the room I've known before Is it me? Am I inside out? In a dream, as I watch the floor Everywhere, see, they are closing in, - Do I need lifting, do I need...

Wheels go 'round, from end to end, A passage run, go down, descend And underground the air is stale With blurring light and endless rail On the wheels in motion, underground Silent noise, relentless...

Looked in the papers, looked in the magazines Wanted to find out, to know Was there an answer, was there really something Hidden beneath them below Searched in the light and underneath the pictures...

They were standing there - they were so near, yet so far away Were they so unreal? Just a dream of someone to be one day? There was endless fame. They were heroes, now they're souvenirs And through...

Plastic, plastic, take the modern way Simulation, for my instant day Why should I care, if you say that it's no good It's for me, can't you see? Convenience, everything is clean and easy I can't read,...

My eyes are ready, They're focusing on you I'm watching every move and all you do I see you everywhere, I'm here and now I'm there Nowhere you can hide, you're still in view And when the shutter's...

Everyday they clock me, everyday is just the same And the people I see, wear the same face as me As I turn the handle, time goes slowly by Is that all that there is until the day that I die? All...

You walk in here, and it seems you think You own the place You ruin the sinks and you write on the wall After all the consideration given you, I thought you would be grateful, But no, you're not at...

And we're sitting here Wondering where the peaceful night has gone Over factories Shadows on the street, our lives still go on Another day, the songs the same Forget our dreams, and play the game The...

I'm a civilian My feet are planted I'm on this planet But cannot get too attached to this life 'Cause I'm a pilgrim And so I'm building Fulfilling the great commission My eyes are fixed on the Christ...