There he sits
Drawing images on the causeway
With small bits of chalk
He sketches all the lost days
And the rain keeps coming down
Wipes them from the ground
And the rain keeps coming down
Watching his life drown
Dashing past The people circle around him
With a laugh A bottle must have drowned him
And the rain keeps coming down
Wipes them from the ground
And the rain keeps coming down
Change his smiles to frowns
None remain
Not the friends or possessions
Who's to blame
With all those good intentions
One picture did remain
A face that had his name
A body lies, no pain
Under blankets of warm rain

Look at him running there's so far to go,
He's very short of breath
And he'd said don't be late
Just don't be late
With his parcel tucked tight under his arm
He's sure he's passed half way
And he'd said don't be late
Just don't be late.

DID YOU DO EVERYTHING YOU'RE TOLD
THE INSTRUCTION YOU HAD WAS OLD

I wasn't sure if I'd hear you
I'm glad you're still alright

IT'S ALL BEEN ARRANGED FOR TEN
THE STREETS SHOULD BE CLEAR BY THEN

I've done all that you told me
I'm sure that they will wait

THEIR TIMING WAS MADE QUITE CLEAR
IF WE'RE LATE THEY WILL NOT APPEAR

They don't know, they don't know
They don't know how far we've had to go

CAN YOU PICK UP THIS SLOWING PACE
YOU'RE RUNNING A LOSING RACE

No! Soon we'll see them
Then you'll know
That I have not delayed, he said

Chorus
Hurry and don't be late
You'd better hurry you might be late
Just hurry and don't be late
You'd better hurry you may be late

IF WE'RE LATE I WILL NOT SURVIVE
THEY WILL KEEP ME ALIVE

It's not too far now
And I can only wish you luck friend

I'M SORRY I GO ALONE
THIS METAL IS A COLD HOME

I can see they're waiting
A few more steps and you'll be there, he said

Chorus
Just hurry and don't be late
You'd better hurry you may be late

Large and tall ones, short and small ones
Working 'round a frame
The pieces fit so perfectly
Like some large metal game
The time draws near, and with it fear
All senses a new kind
I'll not look back, on watered thoughts
Rearranging mine
It's time!
This time!
Make me now!
It's time!
This time!
Change me now!
The book has said, that all the plans
Would be well within my reach
And here things were
Even larger than I'd reamed
This metal gift, a perfect shift
From the art of being kind
I'll not look back, on tired thoughts
And all those changing minds
It's time!
This time!
Make me now!
It's time!
This time!
Change me now!

The stage is set, all ships have arrived
We know that only one will survive
Will it be me, will it be me, will it be you?
Suspension plates are drawn in tight
Central towers alert to the fight
Will it be me, will it be me, will it be you?
If you bring some you know
I'll have one better
What you want to know
I'll own forever
For years you've watched my vision grow
It's now come time for you to know
Will it be me, will it be me, will it be you?
Are you quite sure you've grown so strong
Since last we met it's not been long
Will it be me, will it be me, will it be you?
If you bring some you know
I'll have one better
What you want to know
I'll own forever
Southwest sector, they're at your door
Silos release black interceptor
Will it be you? Time perfection, defence selection
Intercept without detection
Will it be you?
My contact's made with your feeble raid
Your fleet lies silent, black starlit grave
Will it be me?
Computer dance
Metallic romance
It really seems you had no chance
Yes ! It will be me.

Far down below
He could see the scars
Left from the night before
Shadows of strength
That once stood firmly
Now laying in waste everywhere
An echo of planned
Resistant pounding
Still hanging thick in the air
A sudden arrival
No sound of warning
No time, no time
To prepare
As the clouds
Continued to open
Each vision was hard to believe
A horizon
Minimal motion
As far as the eye could see
His yesterday held
So much promise
His today only misbelief
And now the task of reconstruction
Salvaging all they could see
Can you say there's no regrets?

A vision of buildings sitting empty
There's not a person to be found
All the cars sit silently waiting
All the leaves have fallen to the ground
Waves crash with no interruption
There's not a ship that you can see
No rock is thrown to change its motion
Rhythms moving, all naturally
A sleeping world, just waiting
A tired world
A sleeping world, just waiting
A tired world
A phone is ringing in the distance
A pulse with no end, no enemy
This cry has no one left it can bother
The person may have left suddenly
A lot of wasted words were spoken
Many vain attempts were made
No one realized that in the long run
It was ourselves we could have saved
A sleeping world, just waiting
A tired world A sleeping world, just waiting
A tired world

He woke up in a sweat
With a fading dream
But one picture still stood clear
And he wasn't sure if he could see it any other way
They're like a tiny dot
On an endless page
Just waiting to be erased
And it was clear to him they were treating it like a game

Chorus
You've got too much to lose
You've got too much to lose

He looked out on the field
They were hard at work
Like locusts in flight
And it almost looked as though they liked what they had to do
The sound of metal being shaped
To enable its flight
Not that far away
And as the numbers grew, their swarm blackened his view

Chorus

Chorus

I've tried hard to tell you
You better, you better, you better be careful
Right down the line, and I am no stranger
It wasn't long ago, so very long ago
I was one of your kind
You'd better stop the running 'round and listen
'Cause when the lights come up
I'll have my eye on you
Once you mistook me
For the menace, the menace
Oh, if you'd only known,
And that last confrontation
Was just a warning, so that you'd know
What would happen
If you push me too far
You'd better stop the running 'round and listen
'Cause when the lights come up
I'll have my eye on you
I see a cloudless sky before me
I'm searching for the ones, I'm searching for the ones
Who'd like to leave this all far behind them
And when I find you all we'll fade away
Maybe I'll be back, maybe I'll be back
In some other way
You'd better stop the running 'round and listen
Stop the running 'round and listen
'Cause when the lights come up
I'll have my eye on you,
I've got my eyes on you
Now we're standing on the sidelines
Just watching how you play
With the toys that seem to outgrow you
I suppose we'll have to miss
What you'll decide to do
In a blink of an eye,
It comes back to you

"How are you - have I made you wait?"
I'm the one who said "Don't be Late!"
You know there's still time for you to make the changes
Now it's time to turn another page
This year my gift is Y2K
And now it looks like it's you that's running late
Do you remember when, I said "Don't be Late!"
How would you know then just how long I'd wait?
"So, how are you - have you guessed my name?"
It's time to put your toys away
Remember I know you love to play this game
Do you remember when, I said "Don't be Late?"
How would you know then just how long I'd wait
"How are you - do you have the time"
I'll tell you what I've got in mind
You know it's never too late to change your mind
Do you remember when I said "Don't be Late?"
How would you know then just how long I'd wait?
Do you remember when I said "Don't be Late?"
How would you know then how long it would take?

It wasn't that long ago
that I would lift you up and hold you
It seems like a thousand years
that I have watched you on your own
I was never that far away,
I know that you felt that it was over
No reason to be afraid,
I always had my eye on you
You know I wanted to help you start over
but not this way
You know I wanted to help you believe me
but not this way
You want to be on your own,
but you still need me here to listen
And in the last fifty years
you haven't had a lot to say
I know that the air you breathe
is weighted down with information
How do you sleep at night
you're just hearing what you want to hear
You know I wanted to help you start over
but not this way
You know I wanted to help you believe me
but not this way
You know I wanted to help you
But not this way

Watching
Now I know what to do
And waiting
I will blacken the view
I'll burn the oil
Someday you'll understand

I'm watching
Watching your boats and planes
And waiting
Please don't try to explain
I know what you've got buried in the sand

First Chorus:

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
It all comes down to who you really trust
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Why can't you say, you've finally had enough

Watching
We are not far away
And waiting
We can be there today
I think it's time you had a change of plan

I'm watching
If you can't stop this yourself
And wating
We will give you some help
Your story ends with no one left to tell

Ashes to Ashes

Second Chorus:

Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
It all comes down to who you really trust
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Now what I do, I do for all of us

Repeat First Chorus

Here we come-----Now there's a cloud upon the city
We're not done-----Under an unforgiving sky
Don't pretend-----And as the dust invades the twighlight
This will end-----We see there's still no signs of life
Dust to dust-----How did the dream become the nightmare?
No more trust-----Our deepest fears have all come true
How it ends-----We should have had some kind of warning
That depends-----But there's no shelter from the truth

You know I know
You're gonna give it one more try
I know you know
There's more to this than meets the eye

Once again-----Now there's an unfamiliar landscape
You need rain-----Nothing remains of what we knew
So insane-----So now the task of reconstruction
Who's to blame?-----We'll built it up and start anew
Streets of gold-----The days of innocence are over
Bought & sold-----So much for living in the past
Don't forget-----As we prepare to face the future
No regrets-----We know each day could be our last

[repeat chorus]

See the man sitting in the corner feeling humble
Can't you see the tears in Uncle Albert's eyes
Says the words again and again
Says he's coming but he doesn't know when
So get ready for a big surprise
Says the word and everybody starts to crumble
Don't you know he's got the gift of second sight
We all have heard the calling
You know I know you now
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
In Uncle Albert's eyes
All alone thinking about the resurrection
Don't you think it's time that everybody knew
We read the news but we all forgot
Now the Garden of Eden was a parking lot
I think it's time for a new direction
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
In Uncle Albert's eyes
See the man sitting in the corner feeling humble
He may fool you now but he could never lie
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
It's all in Uncle Albert's eyes
In Uncle Albert's eyes

Please stop-----We can't do that
Why not?-----We've done the math
They need air-----There's lots of time
You don't care-----My hands are tied
Time's up-----You can't say that
Why not?-----You move too fast
You won't change-----Why can't you see, it's part of our history

On the streets of gold
Where everybody has too much money
On these streets of gold
You've always got something to hide

No more-----We know we should
Why war?-----The money's good
It must stop-----We'll find a way
You might not-----What can I say?
The reason-----Religion's one
You teach them-----When they are young
They won't change-----Why can't you see, that's how it has always been

[repeat chorus]

You say we need some changes
Why would we do that?

Please stop-----We can't do that
Why not?-----We've done the math
You won't change-----Why can't you see, it's part of our history

[repeat chorus]

Have you been listening?
We must have more supplies
We will be on our way tonight
Don't want to miss a thing
We've got to build it right
You know we're running out of time

What I do, I do for you

Chorus:

I can't tell you how, where or when
But I can tell you we'll meet again
I can't tell you how, where or when
But we all know this won't be the end

I would do anything
To bring it back to life
You'll see a new light in the sky
If I don't do a thing
I'll always wonder why
Why I just left them there to die

All I do, I do for you

Repeat Chorus

Why do we do what we do now & what should we do?
Why do we do what we do now & what will we do?
Would you like a new start that would be world's apart?

Now you're sellin' everything you can
& you don't wanna but you know you have to
Well, if you're tired of fighting in the sand
Well I've got something I've been dyin' to show you
I've kept my secret well concealed
-don't forget about how well I know you-
Now all can safely be revealed

-you won't believe what I'm about to show you-
And while you were out there on your own
I went away and tried to make it for you

[repeat bridge]

I understand you had a plan
But now your back's against the wall
And once last chance slipped through your hands
And now you're heading for a fall
I found the perfect home away from home
And found a way to change the climate for you

[repeat bridge]
[repeat chorus]

Why do we do what we do now & what can we do?
That is part of the search between heaven and earth
Why do we do what we do now & what should we do?
We have come to the end, let's start over again

Why do we do what we do now & what will we do?
Would you like a new start?..........
World's apart