Waking Life

Bells are ringing, hours before dawn
Like constellations piercing through the fog
Lift my head up, what am I doing here
A strange land, the signs are all unclear
Across the ocean she sits up in bed
Reading tv guides, planning for the week ahead
Her eyes have seen the first steps of lover's loss
Nurse springs, pills in a plastic box
It's time to lay down

Sleep is part of the Waking Life
Sleep gets stuck in your eyes
Sleep is part of the Waking Life
It's alright to lie

There's a ghost film buried in my mind
A hospital waiting [?] by her side
She said "soon, you will have big brother"
And bought me a pack of Lifesavers
Now I got to climb mountains and run around
Filling forms apt to my country count
If I had the time to pickup the phone
Would she recall what came after hello
It's time to lay down

Sleep is part of the Waking Life
Sleep gets stuck in your eyes
Sleep is part of the Waking Life
It's alright to lie, be yourself to get by [?]

There's a flock of leaves twisting down the street
Passed a fountain from 1670
Lift my head up, what am I doing here
A strange land, the signs are all unclear
It's time to lay down

Sleep is part of the Waking Life
Sleep gets stuck in your eyes
Sleep is part of the Waking Life
It's alright to lie, be yourself to get by [?]