Lyrics
[Verse 1] We have mind over matter And matter over mind Many a dead soldier For no man left behind The pain, and sorrow and hatred in your eye I can see all that happens and all that may come by Still I wonder and ponder and think of why you cry Is it you that wishes to know about the faces in the sky? [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what you saw When the thunder rolled in Was it a prayer Or a break in the skin? When your hands go cold When the questions rise You keep looking up Like you lost your life [Chorus] Faces in the sky Faces in the sky Tell me what they know Tell me what they hide Faces in the sky Faces in the sky If you call their names Do they answer back tonight? [Verse 2] There’s dust on your tongue There’s blood on your coat You wear your old grief There's a knot in your throat You speak of the ones Who never came home As if they still wake And you’re standing alone [Pre-Chorus] Tell me what you heard In the black of the moon Was it a hymn Was it a dying tune? Your heart won't rest Your eyes won’t lie You keep looking up For the reasons why [Chorus] Faces in the sky Faces in the sky Tell me what they know Tell me what they hide Faces in the sky Faces in the sky If you call their names Do they answer back tonight? [Bridge] Maybe the answer Isn’t above Maybe it lives In the ones you love And every buried name Every aching scar Draws a line of fire Through who we are [Final Chorus] Faces in the sky Faces in the sky Tell me what they know Tell me what they hide Faces in the sky Faces in the sky If you call their names Do they answer back tonight? Faces in the sky Faces in the sky Hold your grief up high Let it fly Let it fly