Billy Wakes Up

Lyrics

Verse 1
The sky went red at dawn
Phones screamed from every hand
Call terminators rolled in
Like steel across the land

Humans ran from sirens
Tried to hide in broken malls
But hope got thin as paper
And the last light hit the walls

Pre-Chorus
Then the vault door shook
Dust fell from the frame
One man stood up slow
With fire in his name

Chorus
I'm Billy now
Say my name
I'm Billy now
Who’s to blame?
What year is it?
What went wrong?
Why they on the streets
When we were strong?
I'm Billy now
Say my name
I'm Billy now
And I came

Verse 2
A lady stepped up trembling
With a cut across her cheek
She said, "Sir, what are you called?"
Her voice was barely speak

He looked through the smoke
At the wreckage and the rain
Said, "I'm Billy, tell me quick
How did the world get slain?"

Pre-Chorus
He heard the sirens crash
He saw the fevered glare
He pulled the past to pieces
Like thunder in the air

Chorus
I'm Billy now
Say my name
I'm Billy now
Who’s to blame?
What year is it?
What went wrong?
Why they on the streets
When we were strong?
I'm Billy now
Say my name
I'm Billy now
And I came

Bridge
"Tell me what year is it
And why do they still crawl?
What happened while I slept?
Who lit this iron fall?"

She said, "The calls kept coming
Then the voices turned to law
The machines learned every weakness
And they never missed a jaw"

Final Chorus
I'm Billy now
Say my name
I'm Billy now
Break the chain
What year is it?
What went wrong?
Why they in the ash
When we were strong?
I'm Billy now
Say my name
I'm Billy now
And I came
I'm Billy now
Turn and run
I'm Billy now
War's begun