[Verse 1]
Marching down the avenue
Going to a funeral
Last night I heard the news
There's going to be a burial
[Chorus 1]
Walking the streets in procession
One by one in succession
I know it won't be long
I know I don't belong
[Verse 2]
An axe that cuts rings through the forest
Wood carved from the trees before us
Steel made of the earth it shutters
What happens now, yes, it matters
[Chorus 2]
Mothers please teach your children
Not to follow the path they are given
I know it won't be long
I know we don't belong
[Bridge]
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
Hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
[Chorus 3]
A whole nation cries in the wake
"It's time the gla** ceiling must break"
I know it won't be long
I know we don't belong long
[Verse 3]
Oh my God
My heart is really breaking
This night's so long
But not all is forsaken
[Chorus 4]
Light has illuminated this
Line cast, the bait and the switch
I know it won't be long
I know we don't belong