Speed of Light

One, two, three, four

Open your door, cars fly by

Down at the corner store the clerk's got a black eye

Junkies wait underneath his sign

Easy through the crowd, don't give 'em a dime

Take a left on Wilson while the sirens wail

Mother covers daughter's ears with her own pigtails

Up at the church through electric eyes

Down on heavy bells one man cries

I keep up with the speed of light

No one can see but I'm burning bright

I didn't choose to take the ride

I keep up with the speed of light, alright

Duck 'round the corner, into the attic

Couple kids from the mountain makin' out in the valley

Dusk comin' over like you seen it before

It's blue and it's red and it's yellow and it's orange

There's colors you can't name, things you'll never change

Blocks in the city that'll never rearrange

Your crying does no good, neither does your shame

There's a bigger heart beatin' than you can understand

I keep up with the speed of light

No one can see but I'm burning bright

I didn't choose to take the ride

I keep up with the speed of light, alright

There are forces at work here

That we can't control, my dear

There are forces at work here

I keep up with the speed of light

That we can't control, my dear

I keep up with the speed of light

Look me in the eyes, my dear

I Keep up with the speed of light

And there are forces at work here, yeah

I keep up with the speed of light

I keep up with the speed of light

No one can see but I'm burning bright

I didn't choose to take the ride

I keep up with the speed of light

I keep up with the speed of light

No one can see but I'm burning bright

I didn't choose to take the ride

I keep up with the speed of light, alright