Sentinel

The warning came by mail

A music box wrapped in wire

Then a shadow broke through the door

Scanned the room and opened fire

And all that's good now flies away

To a place that knows no past

To rise and set forever

Like the sun, at last

And if it wasn't for me

Time would not be turning anymore

And if it wasn't for you

They would know the answer

And if it wasn't for me

Time would not be turning anymore

(Take away the blinds

I'll confess to any crime)

And if it wasn't for you

They would know the answer

(You don't feel it anymore

I know)

Burn, diorama, burn

What lesson will you learn?

See the world we knew burn

What lesson will we learn?

The diorama's all lit up

Hippie, teddy, firemen, and me

We're all waiting for our turn

For you to wind us up, you see

You hide between the pieces

Ensnared by ties that only you can feel

I throw in another shot

Kiss these claws

Try to believe that what you say is real

And if it wasn't for me

Time would not be turning anymore

(Take away the blinds

I'll confess to any crime)

And if it wasn't for you

They would know the answer

(You don't feel it anymore

I know)

And if it wasn't for me

Time would not be turning anymore

(Take away the blinds

We cannot outlast this time)

And if it wasn't for you

They would know the answer

(You don't feel it anymore

I know)

The warning came by mail

A music box, wrapped in wire

Then an angel walked through the door

Scanned the room and opened fire

And all that's good now flies away

To a place that knows no past

And I rise and set forever

Like the sun, at last

And if it wasn't for me

Time would not be turning anymore

(Take away the blinds

I'll confess to any crime)

And if it wasn't for you

They would know the answer

(You don't feel it anymore

I know)

And if it wasn't for me

Time would not be turning anymore

[Take away the blinds

I'll confess to any crime]

And if it wasn't for you

They would know the answer

(You say it won't be so

I know)