The New Fever Waltz

[Verse 1] Forgotten scars remind us of Too much war, too little love Beneath the fault-line truth to burn Within the page so much to learn [Verse 2] Wounded birds look to us Who can heal? Who to trust Bring down the giants old and new Strike up the band and waltz on through [Chorus] I was shaking with a fever When the last good horse went down We were just a couple dancing Where a thousand kings were crowned Shaking with a fever Before the white flag flew And the ballroom opened up to us And the dancers danced on through [Verse 3] Love in ruins, torn apart Victims of the careless heart Skating on the cold grey ice Before the flood toward the light [Verse 4] Muddy boots to shiny shoes Headlines screaming out the news From dirt and damp to hardwood floors Beyond the burned out broken walls [Chorus] [Chorus] And the dancers danced on through