Monae and Leftfoot Whoaaa Another day I take your pain away Some people talk about ya Like they know all about ya When you get down they doubt ya And
Yes I used to walk the highwire every night Yes I used to walk the tightrope But it got too tight. I walked the straight and narrow line My head was spinning
Saw you walkin' on a backstreet honey Tryin' to slip away Did you find someone to take your money And did it make your day Take a lesson from someone
Is everybody in? Is everybody in? Well once upon a time there was a happy ever-after to be starting, but you wont hear one today. The man is sweating
Last night I dreamed I died and that my life had been rearranged into some kind of theme park. and all my friends were walking up and down the boardwalk
Sometimes it feels (like I'm walking on a tightrope). I jump fast, can't last It's too late to stop (It's too late) Hope is only a shadow now Sometimes
Flags are flying in the wind and all the world can hear us. We can take it on the chin and fight another day. The tower's shining in the sun. Outside
Listen - trapped again Love on a lead is what you need Love on a leash is what you wish Love on a tightrope is what you get Love on a steep slope
How I wake in the morning How I wont see the space, that gaping hole here in my bed How I make my cup of coffee How I walk to the subway and I miss you
[Verse 1:] In this moment, Everything suddenly makes sense All the random pieces in my life are falling into place In an instant I am flying high and
I'm drowning in metaphors, angry 'cause you didn't show, you're late again yeah And the tears streaming down my face, I'm displaced like I feel I'm soaking
Rushing, way too fast, why do I always do it? Thinking this might last, how could I be so stupid? But this time, I'm not okay, no I need to breathe again
With every breath, I breathe you in and out With every touch, I fall to deep in love With every look, I lose a piece of my heart Yet I don't know who
I see the blue in your eyes Baby, what are you hiding? I catch a glimpse of the truth And it don't look good, no I feel the ground fall away As you fight
Wishin', and hopin', and thinkin', and prayin' Planning and dreamin' each night of his charms That won't get you into his arms So if your're looking to
So welcome to my nightmare My heaven and my hell This passionate contradiction Of bitter sweet is where I dwell You choose a day like today To get me
It doesn't matter That you had the courage to tell me The easy way out Was to free up your guilt, laid it on me What do I care? If it didn't really mean
Silence shattered like it's glass My world was captured like a photograph When I saw you Eyes of oceans pulled me in The riptide was strong And though