39000 Hours

"You'd kill," the voice inside me said
"You'd kill for him indeed"
As you drifted off to slumber
Listening to me breathe

"There's tigers in the trees," you said
"There's tigers in the trees"
As you lay in my arms waking from
Another fever dream

"When you wake," we said, "the morning
Will bring us all more years of peace"
But as you slept we sank in terror
Terror whistled through the leaves

"Good morning, Mr. Sir," we sang
"Good morning," soft and sweet
But our sobs betrayed our song as one
Of miserable defeat

"It's gonna be okay," I said
"It's all going to be fine"
Though royalty lay dead
The future withering on the vine

"Get up, get out there, go," you said
"Let's get out in the street"
As you grabbed my hand and pulled me
Through the Brooklyn summer heat

"I'm not scared of anything," you said
And it was true
And I swore I'd do anything
To keep my fear from reaching you

"The trees are dancing way too hard," you said
"Just way too hard"
As night sat with us quiet
Quiet drifting through the yard

"The world's more dangerous," you said
"More dangerous than the sky
For there are monsters in the world
And there is nothing up on high"

"I love you to Jupiter," you said
"I love you more than you"
And I pray your faith and hope's enough
To carry us all through

It's been 39000 hours
And you used to be so small
Now the size and power of you
Could easily consume us all
In the next 39000 hours
And on and on beyond
I promise that we'll try
To bring about a brighter dawn

I promise that we'll do our best
I promise that we'll do our best
I promise that we'll do our best
I promise that we'll do our best
I promise that we'll do our best
I promise that we'll do our best
I promise that we'll do our best
To bring a brighter dawn