The Tourist Life Lyrics

I remember when I named the moon

I remember when it waned too soon

And they all scattered in their darkness

When time revealed these sun-bright leaves seen cut-away from black trees, I framed it

I framed it

What does it take to be in the same room

With the same rules

In play again

I went from a love-dazzled, hair-tousled view

To a tourist's room I really hated

Wise-up and obey the rules

Cast nets spun by holy fools, and sink down into the darkness

When time revealed these sun-bright leaves seen cut-away from black trees, I framed it

I framed it

A walk along a wall over Cadiz

But mostly over sand

And if I were to fall I'd land in bloody stained glass hands

I take a breath and hold it

But sure enough, I'll sigh and say

So it really is

This way, this way

I take a breath and hold it

But sure enough, I'll sigh and say

So it really is

This way, this way

Retreating from a memory

See what's real in this desert sea

Where every bitterness is harmless

When time revealed these sun-bright leaves seen cut-away from black trees, I framed it

I framed it

What does it take to be in the same room

With the same rules

In play again

I went from a love-dazzled, hair-tousled view

To a tourist's room I really hated

Unguarded bathing in a forest scene

Sweet reveries like primrose dreams

We were brighter at the center

When time revealed these sun-bright leaves seen cut-away from black trees, I framed it

I framed it

A walk along a wall over Cadiz

But mostly over sand

And if I were to fall I'd land in bloody stained glass hands

I take a breath and hold it

But sure enough, I'll sigh and say

So it really is

This way, this way

I take a breath and hold it

But sure enough, I'll sigh and say

So it really is

This way, this way