I need perspective, 'cos I'm facing the wall. 
I need perspective, 'cos I'm not that tall. 
I need perspective, heard the trumpet call. 
Don't trust my eyes, want to know where things fall. 
 
I need perspective, party time for the newly wed. 
I need perspective, colors ran as the images bled. 
I need perspective, like confetti on the flower bed. 
Don't trust my eyes, priest crying he's got fire in his head. 
 
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Oh Gaia, if that's your name, 
Treat you like dirt, but I don't want to blame. 
Oh Gaia, the wind heals the fire and blows the ash away. 
 
I need perspective, sitting in a long, long hall. 
I need perspective, staring at the white, white wall. 
I need perspective, waiting for the phone to call. 
Don't trust my eyes, there's one thing I've got to tell you all. 
 
I need perspective, to see through red, red skies. 
I need perspective, to carry merchandise. 
I need perspective, I don't trust my eyes. 
 
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I used to be an industrial giant, 
Sitting in a garden full of chemical plants. 
Trying very hard to get you off my mind. 
Acting like any man, taking you for all I can, 
Just the same, the same as all my kind, so blind. 
 
I need perspective.