I used to ride up on the hill
And look down at the darkened
Silhouettes of tall black windowsills

And my heart jumped every ledge
Until one bright morning when I woke
I heard bells, girl she gently spoke and said

'Choice my man's to breath or choke
So go die, or learn to hope'
Get back on your way at the end of the day

Under the fire and the rain
The whole big bloody parade until that
That feeling, feeling's gone

You wake up on your own
Sometimes walls come caving in
Sometimes the world just hits your chin

And sometimes shadows haunt your back
And sometimes I feel so flat
Then like some rare eagle on the wind

Well it turns and life comes bursting in
And the earth you thought would beat you down
Lifts up and lights your ground

Get back on your way at the end of the day
Under the fire and the rain
The whole big bloody parade until that

That feeling, feeling's gone
You wake up on your own
Lifts up and sends you homeward bound

Lifts up and then you're found again
Lifts up and turns your world around
still scarred of love lived on the ledge

And the Earth you thought would eat you up
Well it lifts you high and fills your cup carries
And right then I learnt to hope

the point of hope
I knew the way ahead to go
lifts up and clears your hallowed ground

So scared that love lived on the edge
Scared of love lived on the ledge
Like love lived on the ledge

As if my love required a ledge

bring you down

Lifts up, your heart just leaves the ground
and how you love your ground
high above the ground


and the earth you thought would end your song 'song'
lifts up and now ... the feeling's gone feelings gone


And you wonder how on Earth you
When you're high