Castle in the Clouds

Something follows you back from the other side
From the locked up basement at the house of blue light

Close your eyes and you’ll fall right through the floor
There are things in this world that are real
All your life but you’re taught to ignore

All the strength that waits at your side
On the wings that heave and they sigh
Painted in the corner of your eye

Where once there were halls and gardens
Where captains’ wives would bathe
And tattoo the names of sailors lost to the waves

But nobody lives there anymore
In the castle in the clouds
Nobody lives there anymore
In the castle in the clouds
They’ll leave you pounding on the door

To pry open the heart that’s rusted shut
Mend the lines of talk
Where the’ve all been cut

Makes a man wanna cry when he’s turned away
You’re just a guest in this world––it’ll have
You for a while but you don’t get to stay

Just as you’re
Turning to go
From the cliffs that
Tower below
Send you off and let you fall so slow

And all your memories leave you
Alone in the hands of thieves
And con men that carry you off in the smiling breeze

Up to the chambers in the spire of the
Castle in the clouds
Up with the sweetness of desire
In the castle in the clouds
Oh when you get too cold and tired

Drift to sleep and
When you wake
All the bad dreams have flown away
Let the stars be your guide
They’re passing over one at a time
See them all open wide
And when you look to see what’s inside
Oh no it’s true
I can’t believe
Oh no it’s you
Haven’t I seen you before?