The Art of Waiting

Take what's left,
Spin it upside down,
Captured in a moment
That you don’t have now
You don't have now
You don't have now
And follow me to the sun

Take what's left,
Spin it in the air,
Living for a reason
They don't have here
They don't have here
They don't have here
And follow me to the sea.

If it floats high above
Orbiting the sun
If it takes all its time
Burning all its lies
If it gives everything,
Whatever's left is mine

You just wait
You just wait
You just wait
You just wait.

Tell me creature in the night
Is the child made of clay?
Does he whisper out of sight
In the coming new age?
All who hear him are destroyed,
All connections torn away,
Coded signals in the dark
Making Jack of Dried Clay.
As he wipes away the dust,
As he sinks into decay,
As an engine made to rust
Takes the final man away.
Well alright, alright, alright

You've noticed, by now,
You've noticed, we're just going around and around
You've noticed, we're just going around and around,
You've noticed.

Tell me what I oughta say,
Spitting diamonds in the dirt
Carefully disposing of
Every creature formed of hurt
When she calls is it a ghost
With a heart like a gun
Tied backwards to the earth
Spinning deathly round the sun?
Make the most of what you are
Just before your final spark
Just beyond your final thought
Silent whispers in the dark
Well alright, alright, alright

You've noticed, by now,
You've noticed, we're just going around and around
You've noticed, we're just going around and around
You've noticed, yeah

Tell me is this what you say,
That the earth has shot it's lungs
If destruction is your name
And the final chord is strung
If the final war is won
If we've reached our final day
If the child in your heart
Turns to Jack of Dried Clay
Well alright, alright, alright

You've noticed, by now,
You've noticed, we’re just going around and around
You've noticed, we’re just going around and around
You've noticed, yeah

You're in the watchtower at the back of my mind,
And I'm stuck doing time
Airplane shadows in the sunshine,
Crash into mine

Yesterday's sorrows aren't worth a dime,
We've left them behind
But you're in the watchtower at the back of my mind
And I'm stuck doing time

And everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you

Sucking out poison is part of the charm
With you in my arms
Getting so angry don't know where to start,
Shots in the dark
Feeling so tired but I can't seem to sleep,
Life on repeat
But sucking out poison is part of the charm
With you in my arms

And everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you

But you're in the watchtower at the back of my mind,
And I'm stuck doing time
Airplane shadows in the sunshine,
Crash into mine
Yesterday's sorrows aren't worth a dime,
We've left them behind
But you're in the watchtower at the back of my mind
And I'm stuck doing time

And everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you
Everyone is dying to meet you

I'm picturing a record spinning
It's kinda hard to tell which one of us is winning, now
But if you break my heart I'll know that it's you
You say if it breaks your heart
You know that it's true
Love

True love
True love
True love

And clear as crystal, and bright as the sun
If all the world is captured, if all the wars are won,
What good is it now?
I told you but you seem to forget it
I was waiting but you left already
Well if I take my time would you say it’s too late?
If we hurry along, whose the mistake?
Well if you break my heart, I'll know that it's you
You say if it breaks your heart
You know that it's true
Love

True love
True love
True love
True love
True love
True love

And clear as crystal, and bright as the sun
If all the world is captured, if all the wars are won
What good is it now?

No more grey skies, true love is in her eyes
I see shining back again like no other, no other
No more grey skies, true love is in her eyes
I see shining back again like no other, no other

My past is growing and future's getting smaller
I'm running faster but the world's getting farther
I never thought I'd make it this old without a moment of rest
Still searching for death
And I've been doing my best.
My past is numbered and I keep it in line
I drink it backwards with a tall glass of wine
I tell the new girl she didn't mean that much to me, anyways
Still living that daze, but hey ain't it the craze?
I'll never tell my friends exactly how I feel
They've never understood and I know they never will
We're all alone in there, dancing in our own little rooms
I drink a gallon to swoon
So I can howl at the moon
Swim along the lagoon
Sing my own little tune
What the fuck am I doing?

The past is over and the future's never here,
The present waiting for my head to get clear
Sometimes I see it and you know I gotta smile, it's true
She's always good to you
She always good to you
She always good to you, ain't she babe
She always good to you, ain't she babe
She always good to you, ain't she babe

Burning ships are piled to the sky
As a dead breeze carries our words like knives
To the centre of a concrete gate,
Littered with the ruins of our failed escapes.
“Easily the strongest of us all”
Spoke the wearer of the mask to the concrete wall.
There's never been an easy path,
Even as the sand shapes the hourglass,
Even if the first really do come last
Lord knows the sun is burning fast.

Are you afraid of the big bad wolf
Standing naked in the rain at the edge of the wood?
At the centre of a pitch black mine,
Only in your heart are you doing time,
Gotta use your claws if you're gonna climb,
Sign away your life on a deadline.

Honey I told you there'd be days like this,
I know it's hard getting over it.
Throw those dreams in a wishing well
And I promise I'll never tell

Honey I told you there'd be days like this,
I know it's hard getting over it.
Throw those dreams in a wishing well
And I promise I'll never tell