A Pleasant Shade Of Grey
[Part I]
so where do we begin
and what else can we say?
when the lines are all drawn
what should we do today?
[Part II]
are you listening
am i here screaming?
drowning in a silent sea
or only dreaming?
drifting in and out
his mind never rests
lying in shadows
replaying a thousand regrets
can you hear me
am i getting through?
a million miles away
or here beside you?
drifting in and out
his heart never forgets
lying in shadows
replaying a thousand regrets
and the minutes just pass
as the hours change
and the shifting sands
slowly rearrange
drifting in and out
his mind never rests
lying in shadows
replaying a thousand regrets
[Part III]
there's a cloud above us
and there's a shadow on us
and outside of us
hangs this shade of gray
rain falling
hours crawling
all around this shade of gray
there's a chill about us
and there's a sadness with us
and deep within us
lies this shade of gray
rain falling
hours crawling
all around this shade of gray
this shade of gray
''rain's falling, hours crawling''
this shade of gray
''rain's falling, hours crawling''
there's a space beside us
and there's miles between us
and all around us
grows this shade of gray
rain falling
hours crawling
all around this shade of gray
rain falling
hours crawling
all around this shade of gray
this shade of gray
''rain's falling, hours crawling''
this shade of gray
''rain's falling, hours crawling''
[Part IV]
listen
only us breathing
and the rain keeping time
dividing the silence
in a distant thunder
listen
only hearts beating
and the rain keeping time
measuring out the minutes
and taking us under
[Part V]
murdered in munich
crucified in rome
was killing time
on the long road home
let nothing bleed into nothing
and did nothing
let nothing bleed into nothing
and did nothing at all
withered in winter
wished away the night
was out of mind
while out of sight
let nothing bleed into nothing
and did nothing
let nothing bleed into nothing
and did nothing at all
let nothing bleed into nothing
and did nothing
let nothing bleed into nothing
and did nothing at all
watched the days just pass
as the seasons changed
and the shifting sands
slowly rearranged
but i will not eulogize
i won't apologize
i will not defend
anymore, anymore
i will not dramatize
i won't soliloquize
i will not pretend
anymore, anymore
[Part VI]
i know that i don't know you
and you couldn't know me
but time and space collided
and here we are, here we are
i know that you don't understand
and i can't explain
but circumstance conspired
and here we are, here we are
''the time is four nineteen...''
''time flies...''
''???''
''the answer is no...''
and i know we can't turn back all the years
time reflected in a shade of gray
but i often wonder what could have been
and i still hold on to yesterday
and i know we're not children any more
innocence lost in a sea of gray
but i often wonder what else could be
and i still dream of running away
so where do we begin
and what else can we say?
when the lines are all drawn
what should we do today?
[Part VII]
stare from the darkness
hear the silence call?
devise divisions, delay decisions,
watch the hours crawl and...
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing?
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing at all?
recite soliloquies
to shadows on the wall?
revise revisions, reverse decisions
watch our heros fall and...
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing?
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing at all?
''i want you to do me a favor...''
''i want you to get a gun...and just shoot me! shoot me!''
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing?
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing at all?
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing?
let nothing bleed into nothing
and do nothing at all?
[Part VIII]
[Instrumental]
[Part IX]
stayed up late last night
lying here in bed
looking for words
to say the things i left unsaid
wind at my window