[Verse 1] Take a second and listen Gather round Children I got a story to tell Just know that the world you be living in Is closest to hell Just a stage So keep the rage ’Cause you’ll be burning up soon They sell you heaven on a screen While they dim your sun at noon [Chorus] Closest to hell But we still hold on Bare feet on the coals till the pain feels gone If this is the stage I will break my role Turn all this rage to a river of gold Closest to hell But I still won’t kneel Sing through the smoke till the scars all heal [Verse 2] They wrap your dreams in plastic Stamp a price on your name Tell you hush Be “realistic” While they rig every game But there’s a spark in the gutter Yeah I see it in you If this is fire all around us We’ll learn to dance in it too [Chorus] Closest to hell But we still hold on Bare feet on the coals till the pain feels gone If this is the stage I will break my role Turn all this rage to a river of gold Closest to hell But I still won’t kneel Sing through the smoke till the scars all heal
