DEMO 1.17.05 9:53am

Moving into 2005. This song went through several different iterations until I arrived at the file listed below. As I continued work on A Forest Through The Trees, I decided that this song didn't quite fit with the others on the album. However, since I obviously wanted to share it, I did so before the album was even released. I obviously had some strong feelings about it.

is the keeper of the uncarved
always searching for a blade?
has the ism that you've trusted
now become a masquerade?
do you think there's something out there
coming for you in the night?
won't you tell me, what's your pleasure sir,
out of mind or out of sight?

oh, they're watching over me!
i'm ready to betray the bad authority!

does confusion from messiahs
leave you nothing to control?
do you think there's something better
than just doing what you're told?
can't you see the soldiers marching
as you scream your favorite tune?
is there reason to believe
when all you see is sun and moon?

oh, they're watching over me!
i'm ready to betray the bad authority!

so come away with me tonight
we'll travel at the speed of light
we'll drop our faith to join the craze
our dreams are full of golden rays

oh, they're watching over me!
i'm ready to betray the bad authority!