Have you heard the song is dead? The last note faded last septembernIn a show on MTVnThe VJ said the final words, then waited 'til the lights came off andnRan off on a shopping spreennHave you heard the heart is dead? It's last black beat just echoed deathrownAnd it made us feel so safenThe victim's father made the news to make as statement for the familiynHe said it sure was worth the waitnnWill anyone trade a heart of stone?nI once had a name, but now I'm gonennI won't be dismayed I didn't draw the linenI will speak right up, I'm doing timenFor watching without words, for covering the hurtnAnd leave the heart behind, I'm doing timennHave you heard that faith is dead? It's last unspoken wish has crumbledninto dust beneath your feetnUnless I give it one more try, I'll slit my veins and bleed them drynI still have promises to keepnnWill anyone trade a heart of stone?nI once had a name, but now I'm gonennI won't be dismayed I didn't draw the linenI will speak right up, I'm doing timenFor watching without words, for covering the hurtnAnd leave the heart behind, I'm doing time