T4DrugComplex

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I found a name in a dusty file From a clinic ward where the trains ran wild A doctor's note and a government stamp A ledger book and a railroad ramp They changed the words but they kept the plan Put a new coat on an old machine And the ones who signed it shook your hand And smiled for the camera, calm and clean [Chorus] And the wheels keep turning, turning slow Down the track where the quiet numbers go You can call me a liar, call me a name But the ledger still reads the same, the same The ledger still reads the same [Verse 2] I sat with a man in a county jail He said "I only filled out the forms" He had a wife and a kid at home And a pension check that kept him warm He never saw the rooms upstairs He never heard the children cry He just pushed the paper down the line And went home to his quiet life [Chorus] And the wheels keep turning, turning slow Down the track where the quiet numbers go You can call me a liar, call me a name But the ledger still reads the same, the same The ledger still reads the same [Bridge] I'm not asking for a plaque or a parade I'm not asking you to kneel and pray I'm just asking you to read the page And say the names out loud today Say the names out loud today [Verse 3] My grandfather came home from the war With a number burned into his arm He never talked about the camp He just worked the farm and kept it calm But when I brought the papers to his chair He read one line and turned away He said "Don't dig this up again" But I dug it up anyway [Chorus] And the wheels keep turning, turning slow Down the track where the quiet numbers go You can call me a liar, call me a name But the ledger still reads the same, the same The ledger still reads the same [Outro] So I'll take the file and I'll take the pen And I'll write it down and I'll write it plain For the ones who never got a stone For the ones who never got a name The ledger still reads the same The ledger still reads the same