So it's been a long time.
Son, it's about time.
I know I've been gone again.
I know I've been gone again.
My mother told me so.
What I learned, you to know.
You better do what you're told.
You better do, twice fold.

Aye aye aye aye aye, aye aye aye aye aye

On stream through the years.
Adolescence not too clear.
Compromise, nurse the fear.
Sympathy on dying ears.
In a life you adore.
Ain't a life, just a bore.
Stoke the fire in the core.
Smoke and flames, locked doors.

Aye aye aye aye aye, aye aye aye aye aye

Rise above the ashes. Living, dying happens.
Hallelujah, ration. Questions never answered.

So it's been a long time.
Son, it's about time.
I know I've been gone away.
Please promise. I'll stay.
Rise above through the smoke.
Dig a hole through the mold.
Hold your breath before you choke.
Life's a glimpse and then you're old.

Aye aye aye aye aye, aye aye aye aye aye

Rise above the ashes. Living, dying happens.
Hallelujah, ration. Questions never answered.

Our lives, we beg and borrow.
Our lives, we drown our sorrows.
Our lives, we stray and follow.
Our lives, we live tomorrow.

My mother told me so.
What I learned, you to know.
You better do what you're told.
You better do what you're told.

Rise above the ashes.
Rise above the ashes.
Rise above the ashes.
Rise above the ashes.