I walk thru the streets of my old town, trying to remember all the feelings
But the only
feeling was that something sweet had come and gone forever
There's factories in the fields
where we used to run
Smoke in the sky that blocks out the sun
There's a hard day coming
for us, daughters and sons, wake up
Some things had better change
Tear it all down -
and starting here and now
Let it all burn - so many souls in pain
Tear it all down - too
many hearts in doubt, we're never gonna learn
All of the treasures we own, God bless the
house, the car and the T.V.
They built us a prison without any locks, ah hah
And meanwhile
the men who claim God on their side
Spit out their message and sell me a ride
While we
look for idols inside of the fashion magazine
Things are gonna change
Chorus:
Tear it all down - and starting here and now
Let it all burn - so many souls in
pain
Tear it all down - too many hearts in doubt
We're never gonna learn - there's a wall
to keep us in
Tear it all down - and walls to keep us out
Let it all burn - too many souls
in pain
Tear it all down - too many hearts in doubt - we're never gonna learn
Lying
naked here in the shrine of your embrace, your embrace
We touch the burning cauldron to your
angel face, angel face
(Solo)
I look at my boy as he sleeps, an innocent
facing the lions
I wish there was some way I could talk to my father again, ah
hah
There's a bomb in the schoolhouse, wired to the face of the clock
In the face of
disaster we stand like a rock
You can't want your children to pay for your sins, wake
up
Some things are gonna change
Tear it all down - some things are gonna
fall
Tear it all down - we can't go back again
Tear it all down - with backs against the
wall
Tear it all down - there's a wall to keep us in
Tear it all down - there's a wall to
keep us out
Let it all burn - too many souls in pain
Tear it all down - too many hearts in
doubt
We're never gonna learn - some things are gonna change
