When You Arrive

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They sign your name in ink On a cold white page One hand on the border One hand on the cage A map gets folded Like a mouth held shut Gold in the wrong pockets Ash in the dust You see it in the faces On the evening news Same old hunger Wearing different shoes [Pre-Chorus] Schreib mir, wenn du da bist I need to know you moved Avísame cuando llegues Before they close the room Dis-moi quand tu arrives If the doors go black Say it like a prayer And don’t look back [Chorus] When you arrive Say my name twice When you arrive Keep your eyes on the sky Dark minds climb From under the earth When you arrive We remember the hurt When you arrive Say my name twice When you arrive Keep your eyes on the sky [Verse 2] They build tall towers On the bones of talk Smile for the cameras While the children walk Every little rumor Turns to law by dawn Every missing heartbeat Makes the center strong I’ve seen the parade Of the polished and cruel Silver on their fingers Blood on their rules But I keep a lantern In the back of my chest For the ones still standing For the ones who’ve been pressed [Pre-Chorus] Schreib mir, wenn du da bist I need to know you moved Avísame cuando llegues Before they close the room Dis-moi quand tu arrives If the doors go black Say it like a prayer And don’t look back [Chorus] When you arrive Say my name twice When you arrive Keep your eyes on the sky Dark minds climb From under the earth When you arrive We remember the hurt When you arrive Say my name twice When you arrive Keep your eyes on the sky [Bridge] I won’t call it peace If it only feeds the blade I won’t call it truth If it’s bought and paid So come with the women With the drums in their hands With the songs that survive Through the ruin and sand [Final Chorus] When you arrive Say my name twice When you arrive Keep your eyes on the sky Dark minds climb From under the earth When you arrive We remember the hurt When you arrive Say my name twice When you arrive Keep your eyes on the sky When you arrive We rise, we rise When you arrive We rise, we rise