Coming back to the city That I never quite leave Picture you by the ocean Picture me coughing into my sleeve Like a snake eating snake you confuse me
So Mr. Heartbreak, you're back Is the dream showing cracks Come back older, come back changed But still chasing the rain With a lightning tattoo Proof
Baby, I went back to funeral row Kicking through the old streets Of a place I once called home, not long ago Searching for an omen, looking for a sign
Look here comes Houdini Handcuffed, blind and bound Here comes a girl now Slips a key into his mouth He says I?ve been under the water I?ve been under
Here I go, back again, sliding off the ceiling Was I gone for long or did I just flick the switch Across the street, away from me A man is singing sympathy
Daylight splits the room You sleep while I watch you How the light shines on you now Breathless and playing tricks But you rise to my fingertips How
Got no gloves and I don?t wear a hat And these streets are cold And I forgot the reasons I came Walk a mile and I cross the bridge To where heat of industry
So baby there you stand The bottle in your hand Shouting to the night While the city sleeps Caught in the light of a car Or subways station sparks I
Here, there Amelia Earhart Queen of all the skies When you gonna fly That plane of yours Back through time? With the timing of a comet You'll be back
So Lord, I wait for your reply But I won?t hold my breath tonight You?re so much empty sky And it?s too late The damage has been done You gave a child
Change the locks on the door Put out the light in the hall I do not live anymore Put the world in a box Turn the sign to the street Aim for where the
Silent, broken, bruised and cloaked in this desert night I wait for you My eyes wide open, I face this moment and picture you By my side Funny how the
Falling feels like flying Until' you hit the ground And everythin' is beautiful 'Till you take a look around So let it go Turn the bow into the wave
Time has colored in the black and white Of your sin, so burn burn the flag Rip it up bury the rags But I will find you still move in for the kill You
The picture is burned at the edge And you're looking away Looking for what's next And strange, how through time we look the same Your eyes and mine looking
I confess, I confess I was wrong Tasted blood, tasted blood and was gone Suddenly, suddenly you were warned Shooting stars in flight from the dawn I'
I ain't scared of lightning Come on and do your worst If they gave degrees For cheating destiny Then man I got a first No, I ain't scared of lightning
I feel the night is on your side Shadows wait you when you rise You hold the weight of every moment And move no distance in your stride And while you