Whatever It Takes

Storm clouds won’t bother to gather

She cashed in, cut the tether

She’s gone, it’s no mistake

The angels have come too late

They’ve come too late



In my hands I hold the proof



That something’s sure to hit you

Pure flesh and bone to rip through

Don’t let ‘em tie you to the stake

Whatever it takes

Flood waters raise the ramparts

I’ll meet you now, wherever you are

I’m here until the frontline breaks

Whatever it takes



Then she turned off the headlights

Cranked the radio, ran the red lights

Never found the missing bride

Windows dark but they’re all inside

They’re all inside



In my hands I hold the proof



That something’s sure to hit you

Pure flesh and bone to rip through

Don’t let ‘em tie you to the stake

Whatever it takes

Flood waters raise the ramparts

I’ll meet you now, wherever you are

I’m here until the frontline breaks

Whatever it takes



A general without an army

I stopped lookin’, then they found me

On the hill a horn is blowin’

It’s over, man

You just don’t know it



That something’s sure to hit you

Pure flesh and bone to rip through

Don’t let ‘em tie you to the stake

Whatever it takes

Flood waters raise the ramparts

I’ll meet you now, wherever you are

I’m here until the frontline breaks

Whatever it takes



Climb backwards through the red room

A jungle of thieves to get through

Time’s up, how long you gonna wait?

Whatever it takes

So, Jack, grab paper and pen

I’ll say it once, won’t say it again

Loosen the core until it shakes

Whatever it takes