Human Nature from Sudden Gravity by Sudden Gravity

HUMAN NATURE

I - THROUGH THE WINDOW

David: lead and backing vocals
Greg: fretless bass
Troy: guitars

What do you see when you close your eyes?

Are you alone when you're dreaming
Are you alone in your life
is there a secret you're keeping
buried deep down safe inside

What do you see in the hallway
Pictures of your former lives
each with their own separate story
One that your heart still denies

You can't go out in the garden
You can't venture out in the world
You won't do the things that you're told to
You won't move when you can be still

Who do you see in the mirror
What does the expression show
Emotions that hide in a shadow
of someone you don't want to know

What do you see through your window
blurring your sight when you stare
making a tempest that softens
the images too harsh to bare

You won't try lighting a candle
You won't attempt spreading some light
Too scared of burning your fingers
or seeing things lost in the night

How does it feel when you open your eyes?

II - CHOOSE A SIDE

David: drums, percussion and backing vocals
Greg: fretless bass
Ryan: lead and backing vocals, keyboards
Troy: guitars

They’ll see it cut and dried
They’ll make you choose a side
Who’s looking back on you now?
What makes your heart break and how can you reclaim the light?

Time, times are changing fast
Times (like these) aren’t supposed to last
When the ground where you stand is unstable
you take the only action you’re able without being asked

Right or wrong it’s Human Nature
Right or wrong
Write it off as Human Nature
Write it off

When they insist on taking sides, you’re on your own

They’ll look you in the eye
They’ll clinch their teeth and lie
It’s not only a matter of trust
It’s accepting the notion to just not question why

Here where the water’s wide
Here at the great divide
Disconnected and so unreliable
Some differences aren’t reconcilable but they still burn inside

Now there is no excuse
Faith is your only proof
The pavement you walk on is cracking
from the weight of the courage you’re lacking to stop and face the truth

You’re not the only one
numbed by the fights you’ve won
Created from stockpiles of rancor
then paying it forward in anger until your time is done

Right or wrong it’s Human Nature
Right or wrong
Write it off as Human Nature
Write it off

After all it’s human nature

When it comes down to taking sides, you’re on your own

III - THE WIND UP (Instrumental)

David: drums and piano
Greg: fretless bass
Ryan: organ and effects
Troy: guitars

IV - LET IT ALL FALL

David: drums and backing vocals
Greg: fretless bass and additional guitar
Ryan: lead vocals and keyboards
Troy: guitars

So once again you stand alone
against the world and on your own
You’ve not a thought for making peace
if you can bring them to their knees

Aren’t you the one who always said
when things grow dark it’s time to look inside?
The colors change
The signals rise
The wind picks up
The clouds are gathering

Let it fall
Let the storm rage on inside for one more day
Let it fall
Let the rain come down and wash your soul away
Let it all come
Let it all turn
Let it all fall

You find yourself back in this place
Your conscience lost without a trace
You heard they live with no regret
The impulse hasn’t caught on yet

It’s up to you to bridge the gap
from where you are to where you’re going to
The sky above
sheds its concern
The deluge comes
You stand unwavering

Let it fall
Let the storm rage on inside for one more day
Let it fall
Let the rain come down and wash your soul away
Let it all come
Let it all turn
Let it all fall

You push things way too hard (Never hold back)
You always run ahead in time (The moment slips away)
You carry more and more until you’re breaking at the seams
You stake highest ground (So self-assured)
You’re never at a loss for words (Not meeting them halfway)
You’ve only lost your grip on what each provocation means

The more you look, the less you see
You’ve chose your side and won’t be faltering

The tide rolls in
The waves crash down
You made the scene
No sense in sheltering

Let it fall
Let the storm rage on inside for one more day
Let it fall
Let the rain come down and wash your soul away
Let it all come
Let it all turn
Let it all fall

Let it all crash
Let it all burn
Let it all fall

Let it all come
Let it all turn
Let it all fall

V - REPRISAL

David: lead and backing vocals
Greg: fretless bass
Troy: guitars

Where do you go when you're frightened
Where do you go to escape
When will you break from this prison
When is it never too late

What do you see through your window
What takes the place of your tears
Could it be there's a wall that surrounds you
slowly hardening throughout the years

You won’t spare an eye for the future
You can’t leave your heart in the past
You don’t move your feet from the present
or perish what’s not meant to last

Who do you see when you close your eyes?

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