Kaleidoscope Rose

Once was a man who tinkered with gears

Built a machine that would take back the years

But one day he went missing

And no one knows why

But if I had my guess

I'd say he was ready to die

And oh, Lila

Do you miss him now that he's gone?

And how can you be with a man

Who's already gone?

And if he could come back

Just tell me why come he don't?

They say he had a garden with a kaleidoscope rose

Tropical ferns, symmetrical rows

Though he kept to himself

How long isn't quite clear

But rumors tell stories of heartache

Lovers, and tears

And oh, Lila

Do you miss him now that he's gone?

How can you be with a man

Who's already gone?

And if he could come back

Just tell me why come he don't?

Tell me why come he don't?

And if he could come back

Just tell me why come he don't?

Tell me why come he don't?