Sitting solemnly at home beside a silent telephone A vacant heart, a world come and gone So hold me in an I can see a cold, romantic one-way street And empty bed of used-up promises And then you came to me With conscious hands and steady feet You took away my need to need, my history And boy, well here goes nothing…
And this ain’t a love song It couldn’t be that I would fall for you so soon My rose that blooms in autumn So go on, break me, take me To the place I’d want to be And we can just pretend it wasn’t all a dream
At times it comes and goes again, an empire founded on a whim And is it less important if we were young In years will I look back and miss the way we made all of this A sanctuary I would never trade for anything And there you were again, To show me just how I fit in This incandescent second skin you’ve wrapped around me Time and time again, and so it goes…
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There’s lifetimes inside of your eyes It’s been a long while since I woke up alive And hell, I know there’s times when troubles don’t die But I can try, and could we try…
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Chorus Line 3am, and a cold wind blows through Broadway Neon signs that remind you of times when you had better days Soak in the night and if the timing is right, you see the shadows play And it’s okay, because you won’t sleep today Oh no, you won’t sleep today
And you’re suddenly thinking of your mind And the too many thoughts to keep you in line
So you’re here now, believing Everything’s got a meaning And all the while the drum keeps time It feels like you’re living in a chorus line You always knew you would make it And you’re on stage, but you’re naked And all the while you sing in key It feels like you’re dying to a symphony
9am well, so much for the nightlife Take a seat while you eat, throw some crumbs at your feet And watch the pigeons fight Try not to stare at those who dream in the care of a subway tunnel light And it’s alright, because you won’t sleep tonight Oh no, you won’t sleep tonight
And if you’re thinking of getting a head start You better remember to pardon your heart
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3am, and a cold wind blows through Broadway The ghost of the show, the remainder of those uncomplicated days And you cry when the comedy seems to real And you laugh at the tragedy you can’t feel But that sweet, sweet irony, that’s what kills you the most