Pillars Closest To Heaven

Verse 1

I never envisioned

I would live a day past 21

People said that there’s love

And Heaven above

But all I see is the world burning

Around me

Cradles to the grave

And evil forces that make

Our children live under the gun

Souls born out fear

Starving in darkness for years

Who never even asked to be here

You can do everything right

And still lose your life

And hell is getting hotter tonight

Chorus

If Heaven’s above a spire

Then it’s too far away

(repeat x2)

Verse 2

I think about my birth

And wonder if I'm cursed

Is life a lesson learned long over time?

You’re here by my side

And you want to change the world

But there is no way to change their minds

From pillars closest to Heaven

They look down and condemn us

As the blood keeps flowing in the streets

With prayers that burn and letters never returned

Their silence is worse than the violence

In all the confusion

We turn to illusion

Deadly pleasures become paradise

Chorus

If Heaven’s above a spire

Then it’s too far away

(repeat x2)

Bridge

After all that I’ve done

The time has finally come

And I’m afraid to know

Who’s knocking at my door

Who’s knocking at my door?

(repeat)

Chorus 2

If Heaven’s above a spire

Then it’s too far away

I’m done waiting for a sign

That I'll make the climb

If I fall

Then I fall

I fall

Into the grave

Verse 3

Am I running out of time?

‘Cause I’m living on a thin line

Fighting to survive

The malevolence of mankind

Dealing with the pain and the strife

But what hurts the worst

Are the fam who don't give a damn

While I walk the Earth

But when I’m under the dirt

Will you cry?

When I’m in danger

Will you pray for an angel

To fall from the sky?

I’m disillusioned

I want to believe

We're begging to be saved

But no one intervenes

So what does it mean?

Our lives gliding on death wings

Hearts to a scimitar

Heads on a guillotine

Suffer like lambs to a slaughter

We’re all orphans in this world

With only Time as our father

As frail as the hours

Slipping like grains from the sand

Is the measure of man

All the pain you can withstand?

In this crucial conflict

Between life and death

Handle the stress

Handle this mess

Until the Kingdom comes for me

I’ll keep climbing to the end

Say a prayer if you dare

Farewell

Because we’ll never meet again

Chorus 2

If Heaven’s above a spire

Then it’s too far away

I’m done waiting for a sign

That I'll make the climb

If I fall

Then I fall

I fall

Into the grave