Umphrey's McGee - Mantis lyrics

We believe there's something here worth dying for Uniforms are old but we'll still try some more I'd probably be wrong if I was right The breeze it sees from all consideration Turmoil stands like old rubber bands unbreaking Anything worth mentioning need not be too polite We won't mind I've seen much bigger men than me Your will be done I'm not the only one This task it seems a backwards path When things are said in context Big enough to wrap in boxes The things we'd say aren't easy to replace Be brief if you're unsure That's much braver than before So what's your point? Who's the next you will anoint? There's nowhere to transcend to If we've got no ears to lend you I hate to say it You're no replacement Excuse you cannot buy It seems so aimless Just short and painless The truth you cannot hide The trouble measures There's something better There's one more word to try I hate to say it You're no replacement I'm never good at lies Never good with lives Never good with lies I'm never good with lies Had you thought about it, Could you live without it? 'Cause it's all about you in the end And it's so elaborate (And it's all around you) But you never had it (But it turned around on you) And you cannot grab it If you try