there is talk of revolution in the quiet suburbs and a year ago you would ve said that was absurd because wed filled our lives with emptiness so corpulent and self obsessed drowning any hopefulness we found inside our head and chest is it smoke or steam that s rising from the hospital we re doing things we once thought were impossible and who can fully understand why we sat down to take a stand but now the waters rising it seems the walls are made of sand if not now then when and if not you then who if not now then when and if not you then who can i get a witness is it smoke or steam that s rising to the city sky what will we do when there is nothing left to buy when we wake with no one but ourselves our empty hearts and empty shelves maybe we ll finally hear the sea that s held within our empty shells if not now then when and if not you then who if not now then when and if not you then who can i get a witness can you tell me who else will be there do i have to wear comfy footwear can i claim the time i ve invested will i get arrested there is talk of revolution in the quiet suburbs