[Instrumental Intro] [Verse 1] The hotel aquarium glows electric blue...Behind the receptionist rehearsing a smile A champagne stain on the security monitor...Looks like a constellation for a little while... [Verse 2] Someone's silhouette is smoking on the balcony...Like they're waiting for a scene that missed its cue...The city drapes itself in silver advertising...And every promise wears a different suit [Interlude] Slow-motion elevators.. Polished marble alibis.. [Chorus] We're dancing round the reflection...Not the thing itself Trading clever observations..Like trophies on a shelf The moon hangs over the parking lot..A director without a script.. And everybody's chasing something...Just beyond their fingertips... [Verse 3] The piano in the corner knows a secret..But it only tells the ashtray and the glass A velvet rope divides the true believers...From the people trying not to look back.... [Interlude] A postcard from tomorrow With the landmarks all cut out.. [Crescendo] We're dancing round the reflection...Not the thing itself Trading clever observations Like trophies on a shelf The moon hangs over the parking lot...A director without a script And everybody's chasing something...Just beyond their fingertips [Instrumental Outro] The aquarium keeps glowing The cameras keep their watch [Fade out] A thousand tiny performances Framed inside the dark [End]
