[Intro] dust on dawn, bitter wind sighs [Verse 1] rivers taste like copper rain, fields cough smoke where wheat once sang, children breathe through cloth and pray, for clear blue tales of yesterday [Chorus 1] THE SHEEP LOOK UP, eyes blind with light, waiting for shepherds lost in night, air turns sour yet hope holds tight, the sheep look UP tonight [Verse 2] sirens drown the meadow lark, skies drip soot that stains the dark, boardroom prophets toast the kill, counting profits on the hill [Chorus 2] THE SHEEP LOOK UP, mouths full of ash, chewing silence, swallowing trash, dreams bleed slow in poisoned flash, the sheep look up at last [Bridge] voices crack like drought-split earth, truth rides smoke for what it’s worth [Harmonica Solo] [Verse 3] masked believers plant dead seed, promised harvest none will feed, footsteps echo empty barns, ghosts of green in broken arms [Chorus 3] THE SHEEP LOOK UP, lungs out of breath, knees in mud of creeping death, hearts beat thin beneath the mess, the sheep look up, confess [Instrumental break] [Chorus 4] STAND, DON’T WAIT, tear the veil, howl against the toxic gale, lift your fists, no time to fail, the sheep LOOK UP and rail [Outro] rain subsides, smoke still crawls, quiet as a church with crumbling walls
