Once upon a fire escape A leather jacket from your cell remains Slogans of rage He's a man, in a cage
Everyone complains of rats No one hears the piper's music play You're too intellectual You're so ineffectual You were just walkin' on The edge of night
You lift a match to a cigarette When the scream of an air raid siren Stops you cold Through the spiral and smoke You said, Oh my God Is it really time to go
If you look hard enough Up on the platform comes a train Perfectly natural A matter-of-factual You were just walkin' on The edge of night
Then you will wake and see At the speed of light Then you'll finally see Where we all come from You're real to me At the speed of light Well I'm a shadow dancer For all you know Yeahyeah
If you look hard enough Standing on the platform comes a train It's perfectly natural A matter-of-factual If you think you came this far in vain
You try not to be affected But you got so disconnected From you, walking on The edge of night
When we all fall short Of the best laid plans Well you know there's Somewhere to come from And you will wake and see At the speed of light You can shine on through For all you know Yeah yeah