Ain’t No Life

[Verse 1]
I ask you to leave here tonight
You knew it was planned
When the world takes your heart from the fight
You do what you can

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You're living here lost in this land
So brother, don't force my hand
Please let's see the forest for the trees
'Cause it's time to rise up, it's time to rise up from your knees

[Chorus]
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us
You're blind to all the colours
Of the life you could discover

[Verse 2]
This house feels cold
Abandoned and quiet
A son needs a warm hand to hold
And a home that's kind

[Pre-Chorus 2]
A father who will stand in the light
I won't watch you die inside
For a love that was lost in the mire
But it's time rise up, it's time to rise up from the fire

[Chorus]
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us
You're blind to all the colours
Of the life you could discover

[Verse 3]
The depth you've found
Is a trick of the mind
Is there hope for the man
Whose life has let him down?

[Pre-Chorus 3]
There's a lot of those ghosts in this town
I've seen it drag good men down
So free up the shame in your pain
And let it rise up, let it rise up from the flame

[Chorus]
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us, my brother
This ain't no life for us
You're blind to all the colours
Of the life you could discover