Lyrics
the man who put faith in chance events
[Part 1]
11:11: Trains arrive on both platforms
Time to pick a side
Time to choose your own adventure
Time to ride
But hide.
Be small.
Become the corners
Don't attract undue attention
Towns fly by with names you can't pronounce.
Announcements only sound.
And now look up
Who's cheating fate?
You're no longer you
You're not him
You're now the next flip of a coin
And look who's there?
Feel free to stare
Don't fear your own reflection
Heads - Alight
Tails - We carry on
Alight
The coin lands on its edge
[Part 2]
Light reflects off the surface
Lack of ground's not going to stop us
Heads - We shed
Tails - We dip our toes and let go of the sides
Be brave, let's glide
To the centre of the lake
If the murmuration breaks - we breathe.
We taste.
Don't waste this 'living in the now'
Geese fly south - breathe out
Sun goes down - breathe out
Cloud face frowns - breathe out
For heaven's sake
Them the breaks
End of turn
campfires
Having it all.
Now, it's never been easier.
Mother, there's an astronaut standing at the door
I think he's trying to sell me stuff
There's wares spread on the lawn
Dishcloths with some NASA tech and nano-fibre lace
Yes, I told him we can't move for pens
But he says, can they write in space?
If you're coming in, it's visors up
We leave our phasers on the drive
You've five minutes to make us think
This shit could change our lives
When you're blasted into space.
Seen a billion campfires burn
Held the world within your hand
Well, you just can't give it up
Well, you just can't give it up
Despite his whiff of Hollywood
How can we be sure
That this ain't no cosmonaut
Traveling door to door
Scarier still – an AI clone
All robotic arms and legs
Peddling ideologies
Disguised as mops and pegs
When you're blasted into space.
Seen a billion campfires burn
Held the world within your hand
Breathed out and watched it turn
As you hurtle back to Earth
It's still there within your hand
No, you just can't give it up
No, you just can't give it up
You can't help need it
Having it all. Now, it's never been easier
Having it all. Now, it's never been easier
Having it all. Now, it's never been easier
Having it all. Now, it's never been easier
just
I know that bad doc look – "you're losing patients"
I know it's not the time to joke
When I'm tense, I fill the silence with this tripe
You know I don't have gripes, not holding back
I open up at night to find the words that stand a chance
To make things right
It's not easy when you're sleeping.
But god, it's hard when you're awake
Letting go of all these feelings
That I'm loath to give away
Won't you just
Won't you just
Won't you just give me time
No, I don't want space.
I can't stress enough, I want you to stay.
I cannot face a future on my own.
You know your friends all say we're good together
And every day, we're getting better.
That's progress, real progress, it's just slow.
It's not easy when you're sleeping,
But it's so hard when you're awake -
Letting go of all these feelings
I'm just not ready to give away.
Won't you just
Won't you just
Won't you just not give up on me?
ghost
Thought I'd seen a ghost
And this ghost saw straight through me
And she left a weight upon my chest
A struggle to catch a breath
I was sure that we'd stay friends
Or at least that we'd be friendly
But we grew and aged at different – yes, different rates
This old man has nothing new to say
Stones erode
Bones decay
Entropy has its way
Eyes can trick us
And ghosts can trick us
Our senses lie all the time
Eyes can trick us
Ghosts can trick us
Our senses lie all the time
Our senses lie all the time
And I thought I'd seen a ghost
still with you
It's all so confusing
I feel like I'm losing the plot
Everyone's talking
I just need a moment to stop
To be with you
Stop, to be still with you
To be with you
Stop, to be still with you
Pulling me this way, then that way
A modern life dance
Then you take me aside in a doorway
I relish this chance
To be with you
Oh, to be still with you
To be with you
Oh, to be still with you