Hardened Lyrics - Waterdeep

There's a little child drowning in a pond 

And you would have me throw a blanket on 

the surface of the water 

even though she was your daughter 

and watch just how helplessly she dies 

for the sake of how it looks 

cause it's like you've read in books 

It's a symbol of the way you see this life 

And if a savior came upon a tray of gold 

you'd insist that he had already been sold 

even though you kew he hadn't 

You're afraid to trade the bad in 

for a good you don't know 

Like a certain generation 

in a proud and headstrong nation 

who expects God to dance whenever she plays the fife 

And if you want to talk in terms of the survival of the fittest 

then take a look at the soul's auction house and whose the highest bid is 

You understand the fear of man 

but you forgot about the fear of God 

And to the bloody ransom 

that makes an ugly soul turn handsome 

you give a condescending nod 

There's a sense of desparation in your touch 

and you say out loud you hate it very much 

but you're addicted to your sadness 

cause it creates the touch of madness 

The kind you like inside your veins 

Oh, why are you so hardened? 

You know you could be pardoned 

I guess you just will not let go of the reins