I went back to stare at places I’d been
But the ground it shook under my feet

I remembered all my virtues and sins
I walked up to a man on the street
Asked for time and he gave it to me
Eyes open wide, eyes open wide to see
Ways to defy the laws of gravity
Eyes open wide to find out where this could go
If it don’t work out then you’ll be the first to know

I returned to see the dreams of my youth
But my life it flashed before my eyes

And I swear to speak nothing but the truth
I saw you under rising red skies
But myself I did not recognize