I've gone through life
white-knuckled
In the moments that
left me behind
Refusing to heed the yield
I penetrate the force fields
in the blind
They say I'll adjust
God knows I must
But I'm not sure how
This natural selection
picked me out to be
A dark horse running
in a fantasy
Flesh and bone
And I'm running out of time
Flesh and bone
Somewhere outside that finish line
I square up and break
through the chains
And I hit like a raging bull
Anointed by the blood
I take the reins
Cut from the cloth of a flag that
Bears the name of Battle Born
They'll call me the contender
They'll listen for the bell
With my face flashing crimson
from the fires of hell
What are you afraid of
And what are you made of
Flesh and bone
And I'm running out of time
Flesh and bone
And what are you made of
Flesh and bone
Man I'm turning on a dime
Flesh and bone
This could decay
This could decay
Like the valley below
Defences are down
The stakes are high
Scouting the crowd for
a face of compassion
The fairytale end
To face off the journey
that fathers no more
The staggering blow
You'll find the truth
in the roots of desire
You lead with your chin
Thinkin' with your corners
just a compass and the sun
This could be real
Thinkin' with your corners
just Simple
And what are you made of
Flesh and bone
And I'm running out of time
Flesh and bone
What are you made of
He faces forward
Trading in his blindness
for the world of love
And time is raging
may it rage in vain
And you always had it
but you never knew
So boots and saddles
get on your feet
There's no surrender
cause there's no retreat
The bells are sounding
bring this match to an end
We are the descendents of
giant men