We sleep together
While all around us
People kill each other where they lie
They lie together
Till they find someone better
Try to negotiate that slow demise

But I just can't credit
That type of effort for a
Piece of nothing on the edge of a knife
Slices you so thin
You dry like sheets in the wind
Hold a candle behind through you see the light

I want the song I can sing forever
I don't care for structure
Just to know it's mine
I'd hate to see
This thing we've developed
Become your burden or my waste of time
(My waste of time)

The afternoon can bring with it shallow moods
But I'd jump a harbour wall to clear your mind
I quarter the years
You drop the sails till we're clear
I'll look for reefs
You map the stars in the night

And history tells us of worlds we'll know nothing of
Then retrospect becomes a shackle tight
On the ankles of us
Oh, in the future we trust
We cross our fingers like some kids telling lies

I want the song I can sing forever
I don't care for structure
Just to know it's mine
I'd hate to see
This thing we've developed
Become your burden or my waste of time

I wanna know that I know what I'm talking about
Until I do
All the walls seem white
But when I'm sure that I know what I'm talking about
I'll take your burden if you say it's mine
If you say it's mine
If you say it's mine
If you say it's mine