"Rapid Rush Of Red" lyrics

This rage, it seethes and sends me packing
But minutes later, resolve is lacking
The words are never coming back again
As I resume this bold attacking
But now it just feels old and weak
And I just get to stare at my own defeat again

I guess we love the dress rehearsal
But never really take the stage
For fear that after curtain's up
We'll soon admit that we're afraid
Of making good the threats to leave
When neither one of us believes
It's truly better out than in
And so I learn to love defeat again

So is it possible to train the sprinter to slow down
Or the dancer to stay standing when the music comes around?
Every time I see injustice and that rapid rush of red
I wish to try another color, paint with that instead

We are cocooned and protected by the silence
Find ourselves marooned, not on islands but in houses
And as this lack of space, it strangles us
We are reminded of just who loves us
And as I get to choose the color under
Which we live another day
The thought occurs I have a choice to make
And red, you have to wait

Is it possible to train the sprinter to slow down
Or the dancer to stay standing when the music comes around?
Every time I see injustice and that rapid rush of red
I wish to try another color

Ordinary words, they walk and speak
We go upstream
Ordinary words, they walk and speak
We go upstream

For every time I see injustice and that rapid rush of red
I wish to try another color and paint with that instead

Is it possible to train the sprinter to slow down
Or the dancer to stay standing when the music comes around?
Every time I see injustice and that rapid rush of red
I wish to try another color, paint with that instead