The silence never changes 

In the city with no name 

Would you come down after midnight 

Leave the rest of us to shame 

Why don't we talk to the dead 

When the living's all the same 

Why do we crawl like babies 

Why don't we light up anyway 



Come down Mississippi tonight 

As we all watch under big lights 



You grow up fast and lonely 

With the lines to mark your face 

Bet you never felt so empty 

Have you wasted all your days? 



We're you born from the seed of disguise? 

Do you pray to become undone? 

You're the best of all that you know 

So uncover me in the big lights 



Come down Mississippi tonight 

As we all watch under big lights 

Why don't you come down Mississippi tonight 

As we all watch under big lights 



Why don't we talk to the dead 

When the living's all the same 

Why do we crawl like babies, baby 

Why don't we light up anyway 



Come down Mississippi tonight 

As we all watch under big lights 



Come down Mississippi tonight 

As we all watch under big lights