We're character actors from the Tower of Babel
The building burnt out, hardly able
To sit astride the high wire cable
It's hard to balance, a little unstable
Through broken eyes and contact lenses
I watched you draw your future tenses
See kisses of flame blow out of your lips
You're back telling me your apocalypse
Don't get me wrong, I'll be strong
When the slow burn sunset come along
You've got to stay the night
I gotta think that you might
We tried a handful of bills on a handful of pills
We tried making movies from a volume of stills
Words step like hailstones bouncing at our feet
Covering our feelings with a frozen sheet
A chance to move out take a shot
I get cold, you get hot
We look outside, lying awake
See birds breaking surface on a silent lake
Don't get me wrong, I'll be strong
When I'm back on the Isle of Avalon
Don't get me wrong, I'll be strong
When the slow burn sunset come along
You've got to stay the night
I gotta think you might
Don't try to make it easy
It'll cut you down to size
Darling, we've got to trust in something
We're shooting down our skies
Shooting down
Shooting down our skies
