black smoke curling through the garden gate golden fruit swinging like a chandelier ablaze you and me barefoot in borrowed light whole world perfect for one more night we, we had rivers running silver through the grass animals sleeping where the tall shade passed no clocks ticking, no landlords yelling no debts due, no phones compelling skies stayed wide like an unwritten page air tasted young before fear learned age you laughed soft and the trees leaned close even the wind moved slow for us then that long cold whisper slipped through the leaves voice smooth, sharp like sugar on thieves said, "why obey if you can know?" funny how pride always enters slow truth looked easy in the daylight glow till curiosity put on a velvet coat we touched fire with innocent hands turned paradise into promised land one small bite, one big fall funny how freedom can fracture it all gold gates closed with a thunder sound heaven above while we sank underground still hear angels in the distance home like they miss who we used to become now the garden lives in grocery aisles plastic fruit and exhausted smiles people trading souls for cleaner shoes selling peace on the late-night news you say love's still hiding somewhere warm i say maybe underneath the storm every city's got a serpent too tailored suit and expensive truth bills stacked tall like cathedral walls everybody climbing everybody else's fall funny thing about knowledge and greed both grow fast from the very same seed (whoa-oh-oh) perfect people, perfect plans perfect lies in perfect hands keep the dream, taste the crowd watch the whole sky tumble down tumble down, tumble down tumble down, down, down, down, down
