[Verse 1]
Dosimeters on traffic lights
The warnings flash, the roads divide
Thresholds set, the limits bend
A year’s decay won’t mark the end

[Verse 2]
The signs remain, but doors are locked
A child’s toy left in the rocks
A river flows, but none will drink
The market stands, the scales don’t sync

The fields are tall, but not for hands
No weight of trade, no need for plans
(No trade… no plans…)

[Chorus] 
Ohhh, Difficult to Return Zones
(So difficult to return…)
Marked as safe, yet left behind
(Yet left behind…)
They say the air is clean, the roads are clear
Then why does nothing settle here?
(Ohhh… difficult to return…)

[Bridge] 
The roads persist, but none arrive
To return and rebuild their lives
Reconstruction, Revitalization
Are Difficult to Carry Out

[Chorus] 
Ohhh, Difficult to Return Zones
(So difficult to return…)
Marked as safe, yet left alone
(Yet left alone…)
They say the air is clean, the roads are clear
Then why does nothing settle here?

(Ohhh… difficult to return…)

[Big Finish] 
Ohhh, Difficult to Return Zones
(So difficult to return…)
The gates stay locked, the land won’t heal
(The ground won’t heal…)
They say the past can be revised
But memory does not compromise
(Does not… compromise…)
Oh oh Difficult to Return Zones 
(So Difficult To Return)