Matthew Good - Alert Status Red Lyrics

In the wilderness, uncountable voices, earplugs for the birds
And the animals and blinders for your beast of burden
The will for learning, these books

Were made for burning in the wilderness
Beneath the ancient sand, lies crushed and tanned
Those sapphire girls

May we never forget you
Alert status red, but the sun comes up instead

In the wilderness, the only place to find freedom
Is in the dictionary, under 'F'
Men in holes, men in caves, men in chains

I ask but the store clerk needn't check
Man, I forget which came first, the bad idea or
Me befallen by it? Not giving a shit

May we never forget you
Alert status red but the sun comes up instead

In the wilderness, senile live the zealous
Lost to the treasures that compel us
Muted down like patriots, amiss

You know I'm jealous of how you can just turn them off
Those bad ideas that feel so soft

May they never forget you
Alert status red but the sun comes up instead