Monuments - Burning Down Alaska

With nothing to live for

We aim for a life

Given the plot to the

Stories we write

United in fate and

This anthem we sing

No sheep to a shepherd

We’re pawns to a king

We claim to be something more

A masterpiece, an individual

Yet we fail miserably

Stuck in a cage called life

We sit, we wait for more

And sing the anthem of our own demise

(Our own demise)

Now take the crown

Now take the crown

This is our anthem

For the dreams we choose to live

This is our anthem

For a life, for a lifetime

Given the power to mend

Our lives to our heart’s content

If life’s a lesson

We fail to grasp

That our lives are

Monuments built to last

Always blaming someone else

For the flaw in the plan

Our own mistakes

Create or take your chance

Preserve your dignity

If you don’t want your life

To be a constant misery

(Misery)

Now take the crown

Now take the crown

This is our anthem

For the dreams we choose to live

This is our anthem

For a life, for a lifetime

With nothing to live for

We aim for a life

Given the plot to the

Stories we write

United in fate and

This anthem we sing

No sheep to a shepherd

We’re pawns to a king