Chains-The Airborne Toxic Event

[00:19.397]Midnight [00:20.970]I stare out the window from my room [00:24.121]I hear the dogs it’s going to be dawn soon [00:28.183]I wonder where you are [00:32.918]In my mind’s eye [00:34.949]I’m floating alone in the night sky [00:38.362]The treetops, the buildings beneath me [00:42.327]I feel my heart beating [00:54.715]So I try to find anything [00:59.136]To kill the time [01:00.973]To quiet my mind [01:03.715]There’s got to be something [01:07.160]There’s got to be someone [01:09.225]Else still awake in this city [01:13.372]I can’t take another night [01:16.933]I can’t stay [01:18.686]I’ve got to break and break and break [01:21.931]These chains away, away [01:37.487]Bars close [01:39.281]We stumble around through the echoes [01:42.796]Hiding our past in some old clothes [01:46.045]Like its some dirty secret [01:51.807]And I see a face [01:54.332]In the passing light [01:56.080]It’s so good tonight [01:57.634]I’m tired of putting up this fight [02:00.721]There’s got to be somewhere [02:04.207]There’s got to be someone [02:06.053]Else still alive in this city [02:10.581]I can’t hide another night [02:13.846]I can’t stay [02:15.990]I’ve got to break and break and break [02:18.792]These chains away, away [02:23.253]These chains away, away [02:41.636]We lean into the wind [02:44.123]Riding our nerves and choking engines [02:47.669]Built for a time not 50 years old [02:51.308]I can hear the whispering at the door [02:55.139]When I’m alone in this cell [02:58.337]With 10,000 words and nowhere to go [03:01.690]And I wish you could know [03:04.696]How much I still need you [03:12.560] [03:17.049]The spell of this town, the graves on the hill [03:21.394]Lit up like a crown [03:23.217]The names on the signs [03:24.985]I can’t even say [03:26.748]Have to break and break and break [03:29.905]These chains away, away [03:37.117]These chains away, away [03:52.278]Sometimes I feel the pain [03:55.035]At the heart of this ember [03:59.309]All these ashes I choke on [04:02.757]Does anyone remember [04:06.397]Where we came from, where we came to [04:09.872]A place with no center and no edge [04:20.609]And no end [04:31.754]