Quiet are you Before the call Silent as anvils Before they fall Blinded by right Are the sickened with truth When the ultimate answer Is just an excuse If I could say good-bye Just one more time tonight I'd be out of the cold and into the fray With everyone screaming and nothing to say Angry am I That can't be alone Repeating the cycle At the sound of the tone If I could say good-bye Just one more time tonight I'd be on your payroll Wishing myself dead And the only composure Is a saying unsaid If I could say good-bye One last time before you try I'd be wrong anyway Too drunk to remember Too old to crawl The higher the plateau The harder the fall