[Verse 1]I'm making plans for the day all of this is throughSeeing my path and hearing the song I'll singAnd food that I'll taste and all the drinks that I'll consumeReturn the smile on an unmasked friendAs we take streets I don't walk down 'cause I want to avoidFighting temptation, walk at a downtown paceAnd treasure the crowds that once made me act so annoyedSometimes I wonder, how long 'til I'm a face in one?[Verse 2]You'd be surprised to learn what you could bear to loseWanting and needing, not getting either oneAnd planning the future as if time is yours to choosePick out a movie, a sandwich from a screenYeah, how many days in life will I spend underground?Hours in total, as many as it takesAnd how many ways of feeling lousy have I found?Lately uncounted[Chorus 1]I've found a reason to existWritten on the tileOf the platform wallBegging not to go extinctTo all those who saw[Verse 3]How many times now have I walked into that roomWith the day shining through purple film?Combining sound from the corners that you use yourself to tuneLike a piano, well-tuned and walking slowlySocks on the carpet while some kid watches my shoesFeeling the sine like a bolt of lightningHouse of Dreams, you were once my cure for New York City bluesIs this goodbye then?[Chorus 2]Will you be on the other side?Waiting there for me?Nothing left to wantCashing in my claim to a life lived mostly free[Guitar Solo][Chorus 2]On the other sideWaiting there for meNothing left to wantCashing in my claim to a life lived mostly free
