[Verse 1]
Amongst the stone and smoke
We never laid before
Images floating all about
Life in the afterglow

My decaying mind pretends
None of this ever happened
We either learn to live a lie
Or we're waiting here to die

[Chorus]
And after all this suffering
I could lie here for good
But with a mind on fire
I try and stand my ground

[Post-Chorus]
Illuminate and I will follow

[Verse 2]
Amongst the stone and smoke
Rising above it all
Broken but not beyond repair
Let's see how this soul fares
[Chorus]
And after all this suffering
I could lie here for good
But with a mind on fire
I try and stand my ground

[Bridge]
Illuminate, and I will follow you
(I will follow you, you, I will follow you)
(Everything you thought you've lost you have now)
(Who's laughing now? Who's laughing now? Now, now, who's laughing now?)
Let's see how this soul fares

[Outro]
"The Private does what The General says
The General does what The President says
The President does what The First Lady says
So-so they say..."