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In a theatre gazing at better life When the stage lights blew, I went ghostly white What was just in my reach is now a vague memory Can you imagine that? With a short wave signal running through my heart I was holy rolling as the ocean parted Following a thread that unraveled from the head of some American Feel your eyes glaze over While the moon goes black When the wind catches fire There's no shadow left to cast Now we stare in a mirror And we laugh and laugh 'Cause there is no turnin' back You can sharpen your teeth on the stark absurd Still in love with heaven but you hate the world Brittle brained and snide with a tongue too tied Fix your heart or die Set it all on fire just to see a flame But now you're bitchin' and moanin' 'cause there's no champagne Catch the ponies dance in a half cracked glance of eternity With your dearest friends you can't confide About the darker parts you try to hide SongtexteThe chariot swings but you avert your eyes 'Cause God knows there's no such thing as paradise An idyllic setting on an open plane Where the sun shines down on your lover's face The universe will hiss when you lean in for the kiss And the house lights blow out Feel your eyes glaze over While the moon goes black When the wind catches fire There's no shadow left to cast Now we just stare in a mirror And we laugh and laugh 'Cause there is no turnin' back Aus Songtexte Mania