[Intro – instrumental, tape swirl / reverse effect] [Verse 1] I saw your shadow in the afternoon Drifting underneath a paper moon Every colour slipping out of line Like it didn’t know the shape of time You were laughing in a different key Speaking words that didn’t belong to me Every step began to bend and sway As the ground just slowly slid away --- [Chorus] In a painted sky parade Where the sun begins to fade Every sound becomes a shade Of a dream we never made Take my hand, don’t let it go Through the things we’ll never know In the space between the day And the night that slips away --- [Verse 2] There’s a mirror spinning in the air But it doesn’t show what’s really there Every face becomes a passing light Falling softly into something bright You were standing where the shadows grew But the shadows didn’t follow you Every moment stretched and rearranged Nothing stayed the same for long --- [Chorus] --- [Bridge – more abstract / psychedelic] Turn the colours inside out Hear the silence start to shout Every sound begins to bloom In a slowly folding room If the time begins to slide Let it carry you inside Where the edges disappear And the centre isn’t here --- [Instrumental Break – sitar / tape effects] --- [Final Chorus – slightly lifted] In a painted sky parade Where the light begins to fade Every thought becomes a wave That we follow as it strays Take my hand, don’t let it go Through the things we’ll never know In the space between the day And the night that slips away --- [Outro – fading, dreamy] Painted skies… drifting by… Nothing stays… asking why…
