Mother mother, gotta understand

That mother mother we've got murder on our hands

Your sons and your daughters

Rapin' each other on the steps of a church

They no longer depend on



The cry of a wolf in a lightnin' storm

The scream of a hawk, anxious to get airborne

The fear of a mouse, crawlin' out of a hole

Just a few of many stories, waitin' to be told



Hungry for good

No boogie in the scheme

And baby, the sky will never be the same

From many miles away I came

From where the gods smile upon you and play, yeah yeah

Your job may be no good, it's just a passing thing

The universe will always change

And I happen to carry a name

I am, I am, the keeper of the flame



A message carved into an arm with a shark tooth

Ever so delicate, ever so smooth

The truth is only waitin' and it stabs a deeper wound

Than all the lies you vagabonds have whispered over you



Hey hey hey, look out for the drifter on a train

Hey hey hey, look out for a showdown in the rain

With the keeper of the flame



Gather all you hunters, and gather all you prey

Listen to what the wind and the trees have got to say

To all you marble statues and you bricks of clay

Blow you all to kingdom come on your judgment day



Hungry for good

No boogie in the scheme

And baby the sky will never be the same

From many miles away I came

From where the Gods smile upon you and play, yeah

Your job may be no good, it's just a passing thing

The universe will always change

And I happen to carry a name

I am, I am, the keeper of the flame