heaven runs while twilight fades
as the ashes come and wash it away
the streets will shine like heated glass
shadows captured in the moment’s flash
clouds of grey and crushing steel
and fractured acres that’ll never heal
the craters smile while the shadows grow
beneath the rays of the radiant glow
so when you’re standing out on the street
and the sound knocks you off of your feet
oh, don’t feel lonely now, don’t feel lonely, oh don’t you know
we’ll turn away to meet the pearly lights
the atoms there to greet us at the gates as the lines start to grow
rush away from the sun
the clouds parade has just begun
the fires will rage as the dance completes
and silence fades as the song repeats
the lights are bright in the city’s eyes tonight
we had to say goodbye
a million ashes and great white flashes
and piles of dust that glow