Standard (EADGBE)

Come out to the edge where it is quiet

Where the ink will drain right out of you

Far below, the sea and its convictions

Get broken by the beach out of your view

 And once there was a time to join the army

 And once there was a time to hear the news

 And once there was a time for easy silence

 But now the jury waits for you

You're caught between the mirror and the country

And caught up in a prayer of liars' words

The hounds are on your scent, you must move swiftly

Their spies just tellin' lies of what they heard

 And once there was a time to join the army

 And once there was a time to hear the news

 And once there was a time for easy silence

 But now the jury waits for you

So make yourself a mask of chrome and heartaches

And give yourself a hand to turn away

Once you heard a choir when you were dreamin'

And you wish you could remember it today

 And once there was a time to join the army

 And once there was a time to hear the news

 And once there was a time for easy silence

 But now the jury waits for you