Middleman (Companion Version)

[Verse 1]
I followed though the atmosphere
As the guitar's feedback climbed
The pegs were gold, the band was old
They played in half time

[Verse 2]
Now every dream gets whittled down
Just like every fool gets wise
You'll never reap of any seed
Deprived of sunlight

[Chorus]
So I've become the middleman
The gray areas are mine
The in-between, the absentee
Is a bеautiful disguise

[Verse 3]
So I keep my footlights shining bright
Just like I keep my exits widе
'Cause I never know when it's time to go
It's too crowded now inside

[Verse 4]
The dead can hide beneath the ground
And the birds can always fly
But the rest of us do what we must
In constant compromise

[Chorus]
So I've become the middleman
The gray areas are fine
The "I don't know," the "maybe so"
Is the only real reply

[Outro]
The only real, only true
The only real reply
The only real, only true
The only real reply
So I've become the middleman
The gray areas are mine
The "I don't know," the "maybe so"
Is the only true reply
It's the only real reply