Well, I've been waking up under blades, blue blossom days
If only Damocles would hit me backNo alabaster carvings or faces on a farthing
Would prevent my head from fading to black
[Pre-Chorus]
And it feels like falling into the sea
From outer space in seconds to meAnd I play discordant days on repeat
Until they look like harmony
[Chorus]
When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?Come up for air and choke on it allNo one else knows that I've got a problemWhat if I can't get up and stand tall?
What if the diamond days are all goneAnd who will I be when thе empire falls?
Wake up alonе and I'll be forgotten
[Verse 2]
Well, I know I should be touring
I know these chords are boring
But I can't always be killing the gameNo golden grand pianos or voices from the shadows
Will do anythin' but feel the same
And it feels like falling into the deepFrom somewhere way up over the peaks
And I play discordant days on repeat
Until the tape runs out on me
[Chorus]
When the river runs dry and the curtain is called
How will I know if I can't see the bottom?Come up for air and choke on it allNo one else knows that I've got a problemWhat if I can't get up and stand tall?What if the diamond days are all goneAnd who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten
[Bridge]
And nobody told me I'd be begging for reliefWhen what is silent to you feels like it's screaming to meWell, nobody told me I'd get tired of myselfWhen it all looks like heaven, but it feels like hell[Chorus]When the river runs dry and the curtain is calledHow will I know if I can't see the bottom?
Come up for air and choke on it allNo one else knows that I've got a problemWhat if I can't get up and stand tall?What if the diamond days are all goneAnd who will I be when the empire falls?
Wake up alone and I'll be forgotten