Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
Culture was the seed of proliferation
But it's gotten melded
Into an inharmonic whole
To an inharmonic whole
Consciousness has plagued us and
We cannot shake it
Though we think we're in control
Though we think we're in control
Questions that besiege us in life
Are testament of our helplessness
There's no vestige of a beginning
No prospect of an end
When we all disintegrate it
Will all happen again, yeah
Time is so rock solid in the minds
Of the hordes but they can't
Explain why it should slip away
Explain why it should slip away
History and future are the comforts of
Our curiosity but here we are
Rooted in the present day
Rooted in the present day
Questions that besiege us in life
Are testament of our helplessness
There's no vestige of a beginning
No prospect of an end
When we all disintegrate it
Will all happen again, yeah
If you came to conquer
You'll be king for a day
But you too will deteriorate
And quickly fade away
And believe these words you hear when
You think your path is clear
We have no control, We have no control
We have no control, we do not understand
You have no control, you are not in command
You have no control, We have no control
No control no control, You have no control
But it's gotten melded
Into an inharmonic whole
To an inharmonic whole
Consciousness has plagued us and
We cannot shake it
Though we think we're in control
Though we think we're in control
Questions that besiege us in life
Are testament of our helplessness
There's no vestige of a beginning
No prospect of an end
When we all disintegrate it
Will all happen again, yeah
Time is so rock solid in the minds
Of the hordes but they can't
Explain why it should slip away
Explain why it should slip away
History and future are the comforts of
Our curiosity but here we are
Rooted in the present day
Rooted in the present day
Questions that besiege us in life
Are testament of our helplessness
There's no vestige of a beginning
No prospect of an end
When we all disintegrate it
Will all happen again, yeah
If you came to conquer
You'll be king for a day
But you too will deteriorate
And quickly fade away
And believe these words you hear when
You think your path is clear
We have no control, We have no control
We have no control, we do not understand
You have no control, you are not in command
You have no control, We have no control
No control no control, You have no control
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
No Control Lyrics as written by Greg Graffin
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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