I had a dream A terrible dream Bombs were falling And you were far away from me
And the woods where we sought shelter Were already burning Sparks lifted by the wind Hoping and twirling
And in the hollow sky One thousand pidgeons cried And I could not reach you And the whole world died
But oh the beauty Of those slender aching trees And the birds so sweetly weeping Behind those perfect leaves
And the flames upon the water So gently trembeling And this nightmare like a lovesong That was between you and me...
Babylon was built on fire And the bones of useless machines It hurt to breathe You fell away from me
Packs of helicopters divide Across a crowded sky What angels did you ride As I staggered at your side
Babylon was built on fire And the bones of useless machines It hurt to breathe You fell away from me
[First voice] Citizens in their homes And missiles in their holes...
[Second voice] The brightest night I ever saw, Across An empty parking lot No stars
[Third voice] This highway needs rain across Both of it's lanes until All that remains is This heart and it's flames And the rumble of trains 'Neath a handful of stars