I saw pictures from the s***e shuttle
North America at night
I could almost see my house
I could almost see the rest of my life
And my mother's in the hospital
And my friends are in the news
Collecting trophies for the songs they wrote
When we lived in the shadow of the moon
Guess I never made a gold record
And I've never been to Mars
But I've traveled around this world
Shooting fireworks at falling stars (no prison bars)
And my father's got a decent job
I hear he's finally pulling through
There's more to life than singing songs we write
We are in the shadow of the moon
And I see colors when I hear your voice
Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
And I see colors, I don't hear the noise
Because we're only flying for a while
Because we're only flying for a while
I saw this picture of my niece
Twisting high above the narrow beam
And my brother looked so proud
Like he woke up in this perfect dream
And I've known you all my life
But I knew you long before that, too
Let's go dancing to the songs we wrote
When we lived in the shadow of the moon
And I see colors when I hear your voice
Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
I see colors, I don't hear the noise
Sometimes we're only flying for a while
I could love you in the falling rain
Grab your things, this is a storm we're meant to ride
Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
It's like we're only flying for a while
Flying for a while
And I see colors when I hear your voice
Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
I see colors, I don't fear the choice
Sometimes we're only flying for a while
And I could love you in the falling rain
Grab your things, this is a storm we're meant to ride
Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
It's like we're only flying for a while
Flying for a while
Flying for a while
Flying for a while
(I can see the colors running, when I hear the music playing)
Flying for a while
(I can see the colors running, when I hear the music playing)
Flying for a while
(I can see the colors running, when I hear the music playing)
North America at night
I could almost see my house
I could almost see the rest of my life
And my mother's in the hospital
And my friends are in the news
Collecting trophies for the songs they wrote
When we lived in the shadow of the moon
Guess I never made a gold record
And I've never been to Mars
But I've traveled around this world
Shooting fireworks at falling stars (no prison bars)
And my father's got a decent job
I hear he's finally pulling through
There's more to life than singing songs we write
We are in the shadow of the moon
And I see colors when I hear your voice
Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
And I see colors, I don't hear the noise
Because we're only flying for a while
Because we're only flying for a while
I saw this picture of my niece
Twisting high above the narrow beam
And my brother looked so proud
Like he woke up in this perfect dream
And I've known you all my life
But I knew you long before that, too
Let's go dancing to the songs we wrote
When we lived in the shadow of the moon
And I see colors when I hear your voice
Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
I see colors, I don't hear the noise
Sometimes we're only flying for a while
I could love you in the falling rain
Grab your things, this is a storm we're meant to ride
Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
It's like we're only flying for a while
Flying for a while
And I see colors when I hear your voice
Grab your wings, they're putting gravity on trial
I see colors, I don't fear the choice
Sometimes we're only flying for a while
And I could love you in the falling rain
Grab your things, this is a storm we're meant to ride
Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
It's like we're only flying for a while
Flying for a while
Flying for a while
Flying for a while
(I can see the colors running, when I hear the music playing)
Flying for a while
(I can see the colors running, when I hear the music playing)
Flying for a while
(I can see the colors running, when I hear the music playing)