Brother, Are You Proud of Me?

[Intro]
(There you go)

[Verse 1]
Every time I spread my wings
I think of you
Heaven ain't what it used to be
Maybe I’m the fool

Holding you
My amber moment in time
I still remember hitting the concrete
When the earth was mine

[Verse 2]
Please don't laugh
Please don't look at me that way
Oh ego, mine empty promises
Could I know your true gaze?

Betwixt, ablaze and grounded
Lay to rest the veins I bleed
To crucify the angel
That you hoped of me
(Aye)

[Chorus]
Brother, are you proud of me?
I think I’m unfolding
Space and time between my eyes
No tears for beholding

The weight of tomorrow
Shatters our crystal ball
How could I not look back
From the mess of it all

[Refrain]
Their cynic parley is just the way they cry
The city we built turns to flame
Just close your eyes
And fall to the sky

[Bridge]
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
Can you hear me?
From all those miles away

I know it's been so hard
Lost my faith in a flame in the dark
Maybe I could be the parasite
In the valley of paradise
(In the Hudson Bay, you know how we do it)

[Chorus]
Brother, are you proud of me?
I think I'm unfolding
Space and time between my eyes
No tears for beholding

The weight of tomorrow
Shatters our crystal ball
How could I not look back
From the mess of it all

[Outro]
Brother, are you proud of me?
Holding warships off the path to victory
Brother to sister
Could you take me in again?
Like when you saved me

Can you hear me
From all those miles away?

[Laughter]
(Oh Jesus)