Streetlight Manifesto - Down, Down, Down To Mephisto's Cafe lyrics

If I were you, I would take this as a sign Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly And I own you, I know you more than anyone alive And I will not let go They will not remember this song No matter what we do we'll be wrong They will not remember this song No matter what we do we'll be wrong I can't seem to see the seal we're breaking I can't seem to see the seal we broke I refuse to recognize your views Someone shouted "Everything's for nothing" Somebody shouted, "All is lost" But I can't buy that nonsense too Way back when the prophecies began Do you think they really had a master plan Or were they merely writing fables, stories? I don't know but it has occurred to me The punishment that they threaten constantly It's only real if they could just convince me We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe Down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe We're going down And the gears will spin and the sinners sin, but at least we'll give them hell And the righteous few will spit on you, so bid them all farewell We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe We're going down (Right?) (Right! ) So f** the flocks of sheep that keep ama**ing ma**es Asses being led so far astray And I won't claim to believe the things I read Black books or agenda magazine I'd rather see in shades of gray If I were you, I would take this as a sign Believe it's true, we were never meant to fly And I knew you when you were you Before they twisted all your views Before you came unglued We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafe Now everybody's telling taller tales And I don't know who to believe Ok, if your father really loves you more What about the other families? Finally, I met a man with kindness in his eye and fire in his heart He said you'll never have to choose a side It's rewarding but oh, the road is hard... They broke him wide open Like a dam and a cork that's holding everything inside You can play the role of rebel Just be sure to know your wrong from right I remember it was years ago You know I still count the days You and I had quite a ways to go I never once heard you complain And you said Don't crack, because you might not make it back And if you do you will be alone and you can't live like that Well I know when I'm wrong and I sure as hell ain't wrong this time We're going down, down, down to Mephisto's Cafes