Duplexity

Here the rain never ends, yet the drought extends A darkness dwells in light, where the truth pretends We travel these streets, with a smile and a frown But inside we're torn, so we're up, and we're down The smallest things can be a heavy weight to bear A constant struggle between promise and despair We hide behind our masks, in this pretty soiled land Searching for salvation in empty grains of sand Through the light of the night, and the haze of our minds We confront our demons, just the ones we can't find We're all saints, and we're sinners, rolled into one Lost in the battle that can never be won The smallest things can be a heavy weight to bear A constant struggle between promise and despair We hide behind our masks, in this pretty soiled land Searching for salvation in empty grains of sand In the alleys we roam, across the grass we play We grapple with all of our sins, but let them stay We're purposeful in our direction, yet drifting In a sea of contradictions, ever shifting The smallest things can be a heavy weight to bear A constant struggle between promise and despair We hide behind our masks, in this pretty soiled land Searching for salvation in empty grains of sand The rain never ends, yet the drought extends A darkness dwells in light, where the truth pretends We travel these streets, with a smile and a frown But inside we're livin', we're dyin', without a sound