Tightrope Dancer

SHE WALKED A TIGHTROPE
SHE ALWAYS SAID NO
TO THE STRANGERS WHO CAME TO SEE THE SHOW
SHE PRANCED INTO THE LIGHT
TWISTING AND TURNING LIKE
THE LONELIEST DANCER IN THE WORLD
SUCH MAGNIFICENCE OF MOVEMENT
AROUSED EMOTION I NEVER KNEW I HAD
I COULD SEE MYSELF CLIMBING UP THE ROPES

WAKE UP…WAKE UP…THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER
WAKE UP…WAKE UP…THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER

I LOOKED INTO THE CROWDS WIDE EYES
AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE
THE LOVE THAT I FELT…WASN’T THERE
AT FIRST I DIDN’T SEE IT ALL
THE CROWDS ANTICIPATION OF THE FALL
OH, NO, I STARTED TO SCREAM
COME DOWN, PLEASE COME DOWN
I CAN’T WATCH YOU FALL TO THE GROUND
SHE CAN’T HEAR ME…SHE CAN’T HEAR MY CRIES
I COULD SEE MYSELF CLIMBING UP THE ROPES




WAKE UP…WAKE UP…THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER
WAKE UP…WAKE UP…THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER

AND TIME STOOD STILL
NO SOUND, NO LIGHT, NO MOVEMENT
AND MY MIND WAS CALM
AS I FELL INTO HER ARMS

UP THERE, ATOP THE ROPES
THAT’S WHERE SHE LIVES AND DIES
THAT’S WHERE I’LL FIND HER, EVERY NIGHT
I’VE GOT TO GO TO HER

WAKE UP…WAKE UP…THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER
WAKE UP…WAKE UP…THE NIGHTMARE IS ALMOST OVER