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Do you remember the way life used to be
before we made any plans?
Do you remember the way life used to be
before she broke my heart?
Do you remember how the air we used to breath
seemed to be everything we would need?
Do you remember how life used to be
before she broke my heart?
Three men rode in to an empty grassy plain
and proceeded to sit down at a table
The honorary indulgence of a fine meal and pleasant day
preceded their secret parliamentary discussions
Do you remember the way life used to be
before we made any plans?
Do you remember the way life used to be
before she broke my heart?
In 21 hours the king will be shot in the back of the head
while fixing a humble computation
In 24 hours I’ll be next bold king of France
and a noted figure of contradiction
Do you remember the way life used to be
before we made any plans?
Do you remember the way life used to be
before she broke my heart?
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Empty Space
02:20
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When we were young we would climb trees
just me and you, and you next to me
We'd get to the tops and we would stay
up all night and hide from the day
You'd play with stars that fell from the sky
and I learned to love you but was afraid to try
So I'd be the sun and you'd be the moon
And when we crossed in the sky I'd cry, you'd moan
And I know what Empty Space is, I just want you
I know that I can't stop life from moving on and on
I don't know what world I'm floating in, I just want you
to lay down next to me before I die
There was a time when you would say
if you live for tomorrow you won't live for today
So I'd be the sun and you'd be the moon
And when we crossed in the sky I'd cry, you'd moan
And I know what Empty Space is, I just want you
I know that I can't stop life from moving on and on
I don't know what world I'm floating in, I just want you
to lay down next to me before I die
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I sat in one place
one lonely place
for most of my life
And though there was pain and weather
and people all around, I never
strayed from where I am
Which is where I started and where I began
where everything was lost and now nothin's been the same
where I know someday I'll be found at the end
of the line
waiting to buy some more pain
I lived every day
chanting your name
Pretending you walked next to me
I looked at the wind
as a sign of the end
and I found subliminal messages in the rain
This is where I started and where I began
where everything was seen and now nothing seems the same
where I lost ideals and became a dreamer instead
and now I float around hearing voices in my head
It's been a long way
a long lonely way
since I thought you would love me too
But we've got time
and there's rhythm and rhyme
and peace and love all around you
This is where I started and where I will end
where everything was lost and now everything's been the same
where someday I'll die and live every day as you're smiling
and I will float around hearing your voice in my head
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While you’re out deciding
all the bluebirds should be in hiding
come on back into the light
it’s a dark cold winter night
you told me it’s your pleasure
and it just might be the weather
that is making me insane
I thought you’d know my name by now
You woke up the next morning
and put back on your winter clothes
and then went back outside
faking smiles and telling lies
And if I couldn’t tell the difference
I wouldn’t be so lonely
‘cause I wouldn’t love you so
I might not even know you right now
And somebody says
we’re living in a big glass ball
where the snow isn’t real
and the pain is really nothing at all
and broken down dreamers are just scheming
revolutions on the breath between falls
but the people who love you can love you, love you well
While you’re out deciding
all the bluebirds should be in hiding
why not confide in me the secret benedictions of your heart?
you told me it’s your pleasure
and it just might be the weather
that is making me insane
I thought you’d know my name by now
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