I send a signal of smoke, so they know where I stand
With my hand to a stone in the sky, just so I could see where it lands
Sat still on the bank, was the day when it sank
In the black, in the murky depths from where there's no coming back
They shut us up in a quiet light, to keep us gone, child
Made us sail, till we got it just right, to keep us gone, child
We dissolved in the dust, and we hung in the air
And I swear, if we'd followed you, you would never have gone anywhere
So we sat out in between, something real in between
And on the screen, I saw a mirror of you and me, and I know that it means
They shut us up in a quiet light, to keep us gone, child
Made us sail, till we got it just right, to keep us gone, child
Oh, it's good for a life when you know where you stand
It doesn't hold me up, it doesn't hold me down
Some connections, but most are too little to follow
And now I want to sit in your window, and watch the rain come down
And with the clocks, I cover the houses, working on a love that I've never planned
And I want to give it a chance, I want to give it a chance
I want the jump, to beat it from the heart, to feel the chill and the romance
I want to sit in your window, and watch the rain come down
And with the clocks, I cover the houses, waiting for the flood to cover the ground
They shut us up in a quiet light, to keep us gone, child
They made us sail, till we got it just right, to keep us gone, child