We're character actors from the Tower of Babel 
Bewildered, burned out hardly able 
To sit astride the high wire cable 
It's hard to balance, a little unstable. 
 
Through broken eyes and contact lenses 
(I) Watched you draw your future tenses 
See kisses of flame blow out of your lips 
You're back telling me your Apocalypse. 
 
Don't get me wrong, I'll be strong 
When the slowburn sunset come along 
You've gotta stay the night 
I gotta think that you might. 
 
We've tried a handful of bills and a handful of pills 
We've tried making movies from a volume of stills 
(But) the words fell like hailstones, 
bouncing at our feet, 
Covering our feelings with a frozen sheet. 
 
A chance to move, I take a shot 
I get cold - you get hot 
We look outside, lyin' awake 
See birds breaking surface on a silent lake. 
 
But don't get me wrong, I'll be strong 
When I'm back on the Isle of Avalon 
Dont get me wrong, I'll be strong 
When the slow burn sunset come along 
You've got to stay the night 
I've got to think that you might. 
 
Don't try (to) make it easy, it'll cut you down to size 
Darlin' we've got to trust in something 
We're shooting down our skies 
shooting down (shooting down) our skies 
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