With Sleep in My Eyes

As the sun does erase my eyes day to day
The birds up above- they are frowning
The city is thin from the fire and the wind
And the clouds believe they are drowning

Well, I could so easily master the sea
With a tear and a captain's song
O, I know I will die with sleep in my eyes
But the hour is far and time is long

The dancer was bound for glory in the town
But she soon settled on her knees
For time can't protect the every hair on her neck
And peace won't set her free

O, who could could bear to match her stare
Lest they risk being wrong
O, she knows she will die with sleep in her eyes
But the hour is far and time is long

The vagrant, she strays with a bible and a mace
Sat atop her sailing chariot
The children aghast as she hangs off the mast
To the tears of Judas Iscariot

Well, she fought for the right to live satisfied
With the sound of death's old horn
O, she knows she will die with God on her side
But the hour is far and time is torn

The man with a crook on his back, once mistook
For a saint of spite and hate
He lends a helping hand that nobody understands
So he sleeps outside the gate

Well, he dreams of disgust and undulating lust
Yes, he dreams of a young girl's thorn
O, he knows he will die with nothing to hide
But the hour is far and time is torn

As the tales fill my mind, the sky does unwind
And beckons for me to fly
I reply, "No, no, I'm afraid I won't go
I'll be on my feet when I die"

While I'm still bright I could strangle the night
For I couldn't miss the dawn
O, I know I will die with sleep in my eyes
But the hour is far and time is torn