Story Behind The Song
A song about not always relying on a higher power and giving yourself credit for your accomplishments.
| Song Length |
5:16 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Hard Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Worried |
Subject |
Existence, Hope |
| Similar Artists |
Bon Jovi, Def Leppard |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
As I watch the days go by
Slowly, but somehow they fly
Can't accomplish anything while walking the tightrope
In a hurried kind of way
I try to work 'n' try to play
It's a wonder I get anywhere clinging on to threads of my hope
Where are the powers, the powers that be
Where are the powers, the powers that be
We look up to the skies until our hearts can realize
We're looking down on ourselves and see
That we...are the powers that be
If I must I'll follow you
'Cause all the writings tell me to
I'd rather walk beside myself than keep my distance
The legions in the aftermath
The multitude who are now ash
Have all been down that hallowed path of least resistance...tell me
Where are the powers, the powers that be
Where are the powers, the powers that be
We look up to the skies until our hearts can realize
We're looking down on ourselves and see
That we...are the powers that be
Some look to idols, some to gods
To fairly even up the odds
A wiser plan is locked inside your perfect imperfection
So sing your psalms my daunted souls
No matter how it all unfolds
Put down the scrolls 'cause you don't need directions...no, not when I tell you
We are the powers, the powers that be
We are the powers, the powers that be
We look up to the skies until our hearts can realize
We're looking down on ourselves and see
That we...are the powers that be...we see that we are the powers that be...