[ti:Mars] [ar:Sleeping At Last] [al:Atlas: Space 1 - EP] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Mars - Sleeping At Last [00:32.56]We laid our names to rest [00:37.12]Along the dotted line [00:45.11]We left our date of birth [00:49.26]And our history behind [00:52.74]We were full of life [00:55.54]We could barely hold it in [00:58.73]We were amateurs at war [01:01.91]Strangers to suffering [01:05.21]We made our families proud [01:08.15]But scared at the same time [01:11.29]We promised we'd be safe [01:14.01]Another lie from the front lines [01:17.60]Our backs against the wall [01:20.39]We're surrounded and afraid [01:23.36]Our lives now in the hands [01:26.58]Of the soldiers taking aim [01:29.58]Our questions ricochet [01:32.88]Like broken satellites: [01:35.79]How our bodies born to heal [01:39.28]Become so prone to die [01:53.16]Though time is ruthless [01:56.84]It showed us kindness in the end [02:00.78]By slowing down enough [02:03.41]A second chance to make amends [02:06.59]As life replayed we heard a voice proclaim: [02:13.38]"lay your weapons down [02:16.01]They're calling off the war [02:19.08]On account of losing track [02:22.53]Of what we're fighting for" [02:25.43]So we found our way back home [02:28.36]Let our cuts and bruises heal [02:31.57]While a brand-new war began [02:34.73]One that no one else could feel [02:38.17]Our nights have grown so long [02:40.69]Now we beg for sound advice [02:43.81]"let the brokenness be felt [02:47.11]'Til you reach the other side [02:50.51]There is goodness in the heart [02:51.90]Of every broken man [02:56.42]Who comes right up to the edge [02:59.46]Of losing everything he has" [03:09.06]We were young enough to sign [03:12.26]Along the dotted line [03:21.42]Now we're young enough to try [03:24.52]To build a better life [03:30.77]To build a better life