Paper Mountain

[Verse 1] The list is breathing under my door Ink leaking out on the hardwood floor Ten thousand boxes waiting for a check I wear the deadlines like a heavy wrecking chain Sunrise is breaking, I haven't slept Counting the promises I never kept [Chorus] Will the horizon ever stand still? Will I climb every imaginary hill? Or am I running on a treadmill of stone Building a kingdom where I'm all alone? Tell me the threshold where the striving is done And I can rest underneath a quiet sun [Verse 2] Check off the margin, add three more lines Chasing the ghosts of the old designs My hands are shaking, the coffee is cold Trading my youth for a story untold If I reach the bottom, what will I find? Just another paper mountain left behind [Chorus] Will the horizon ever stand still? Will I climb every imaginary hill? Or am I running on a treadmill of stone Building a kingdom where I'm all alone? Tell me the threshold where the striving is done And I can rest underneath a quiet sun [Bridge] (Vocoder choir) Is it finished? Is it finished? Did the mountain disappear? (Belting) Every time I clear the table Another task appears! [Chorus] Will the horizon ever stand still? Will I climb every imaginary hill? Or am I running on a treadmill of stone Building a kingdom where I'm all alone? Tell me the threshold where the striving is done And I can rest underneath a quiet sun [Outro] Just one more thing... Just one more line... (Whispering) Is it ever... done? [Instrumental fade out]