Tea Leaves

(album: Empires Fall - 2022)

I've been reading tea leaves
At the bottom of the cup
And I'm afraid to say that
The future isn't looking up

I can see the storm clouds
Starting to roll in
The sun is shining now but
It's about to be hidden

We can wait around
Until the fire burns out
Or we can save ourselves

There's greener pastures
Lying ahead for me
There's something better out there
And I owe it to myself to see
And I don't need to wait any longer to feel
The danger that's been coming my way
There's greener pastures
Lying ahead
Lying ahead for me

Gotta get out of this war zone
Before it's too late
If the sky is raining ashes
It's time to escape

We can wait around
Until the fire burns out
Or we can save ourselves
We can save ourselves

There's greener pastures
Lying ahead for me
There's something better out there
And I owe it to myself to see
And I don't need to wait any longer to feel
The danger that's been coming my way
There's greener pastures
Lying ahead
Lying ahead for me
Lying ahead for me
Lying ahead for me

I can see the light in the distance
I can feel the danger coming my way
We can save ourselves
But we gotta start running now

I've been reading tea leaves
At the bottom of the cup
And I'm afraid to say that
The future isn't looking up
I can see the storm clouds
Starting to roll in
The sun is shining now but
It's about to be hidden