[Intro] [Spoken] Every headline says be afraid Every window says stay alive ... And I don't know which one to believe ... Tell me— What is it I'm missing? [Verse 1] Roadworks scheduled for next April Cranes still hanging over town ... Reservations booked for summer Before this winter's settled down ... New trees marked out along the pavement Train timetables months ahead ... I keep finding evidence Against everything I've read [Pre-Chorus] The forecasts keep getting darker The graphs keep climbing higher ... And still The lights come on [Chorus] How do you cope? How do you hope? Tell me Tell me Tell me what you're seeing that I don't ... How do you wake And carry on? When every warning says we're getting close ... How do you cope? How do you hope? Tell me what you're seeing that I don't [Post-Chorus] Every window says Stay alive (Stay alive) Stay alive (Stay alive) [Break] - - - [Verse 2] Mortgage terms for thirty years Concert tickets for next June ... Another tower breaking ground Another nursery opening soon ... Wedding venues taking deposits New street maps being designed ... I keep finding evidence Against everything Everything they're shouting about ... The papers sell hopium by the kilo We wear our copium against the cold ... Still the city keeps expanding Like it's already been told Told the wrong future [Pre-Chorus] The arguments keep getting louder The experts sound less certain ... And still The lights come on (still the lights come on) [Bridge] [Breakdown] Pension funds Tree planting ... Five-year plans New housing ... Someone somewhere signs a contract Stretching far beyond tonight ... A thousand windows after dark ... A thousand votes For staying alive [Break] - - - [Final Chorus] [Big] How do you cope? How do you hope? Tell me what you're seeing that I don't ... How do you wake And carry on? When every warning says we're getting close ... How do you cope? How do you hope? Tell me what you're seeing that I don't ... Tell me Tell me Tell me what you're seeing That I don't [Break] - - - [Final Post-Chorus] Every window says Stay alive (Stay alive) Stay alive (Stay alive) Stay alive [Outro] [Stripped] Every headline says (Be afraid) ... Every window says (stay alive) ... Every headline says ( be afraid) ... Every window says (stay alive) stay alive (stay alive) stay alive [Fade out]
