Ivory Tower

Without hesitation
Without fear or false remorse
Ringing in my brain
I could celebrate myself

I've had inspiration
But the world inside has
Been tethered and restrained
And left waiting on a shelf

I spoke for thousands
Without their knowing
But never once from within
I found it easy
To make a showing
But found it harder
To really show what lies
Below the skin

(Every second of every hour)
(We feed the lion)
Or be devoured
(All around us and getting louder)
(The call to fall from)
The ivory tower

All that vented anger
All those years of painting
Pictures in the sand
Bill the tide came in so cold

And the songs we sang her
Were the words of someone
Cutting off his hand
So that no one might take hold

The endless babble of observation
Only deflected the stars
Of someone trying to find sensation
In someone set to explore his heart
Before he's asked to share

(Every second of every hour)
(We feed the lion)
Or be devoured
(All around us and getting louder)
(The call to fall from)
The ivory tower

We told it the town now

(Every second of every hour)
(We feed the lion)
Or be devoured
(All around us and getting louder)
(The call to fall from)
The ivory tower
Yeah
Yeah