Against the Day

We were lost on the map We marked our path but we can't get back And here on the beach The night believes it is endless All is calm now Seconds fade but the centuries remain, love We are standing Against the day Against the day You can walk into town See the same old scene always going down Along the arcade A thousand flowers bloom and fade All is calm, love Every change is a brand upon the brain here We are standing Against the day Against the day Friend, isn't it so strange How the only things that change Are the ones upon the surface The restless moss upon the grave Seems they'll always love the sun Seems they'll always need one another Seems they'll always turn and run At the sight of our blood-covered countenance All is gone now Seconds fade but our hearts will still remain, love They are endless I will empty my head into the night Under the gaze of Orion Hand in the hand, together we'll walk Into the jaws of the sun, I know All is gone now Our only crime was living past our prime, love And standing Against the day