I have my mother’s dreams, I have my father’s eyes
You can’t take that from me, just go ahead and try
The cursed city sleeps, watch ions in the sky
Preparing to unleash, let loose a mighty cry

Can nobody save us
Will anyone try
The pyre is burning
The severance is dying
And all along they say it

Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Hold my hand to help see
Right there in front of me
Help is on the way

Five thousand feet below, as black smoke engulfs the sky
The ocean floor explodes, eleven mothers cry
My bones all resonate, a burning lullaby
You can’t take that from me, just go ahead and try

She says that’s the shoreline
With hands in the air
Her words miss the dark light
Does anyone care
And all along they say it

Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Hold my hand, to help see
Right there in front of me
Help is on the way

Right here, right here
Right here, right here
Right here, right here

Choking on the black gold
Upon which we rely
We keep actions in the attics
To see cameras in the sky

Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)

We were told just to sit tight
'Cause somebody will soon arrive
Help is on the way
But it never came, it never came

Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Help is on the way
(They said, they said)
Hold my hand, to help see
Right there in front of me
Help is on the way
On the way