while you were sleeping
 the babies grew
 the stars shined and the shadows moved
 time flew, the phone rang
 there was a silence when the kitchen sang
 its [bad word] like kids for space
 we stared for hours in our maker's face
 they gave us picks
 said go mine the sun
 and go gold [bad word] back when you're done
 while you were sleeping
 you tossed, you turned
 you rolled your eyes as the world burned
 the heavens fell, the earth quaked
 i thought you must be, but you weren't awake
 no, you were sleeping
 you ignored the sun
 you grew your power garden
 for your little ones
 and you found brides for them on christmas eve
 they hung young cain from the adam trees
 and danced
 while you were sleeping
 i tossed and i turned
 til i closed my eyes
 but the future burned
 through the planet turned a hair gray
 as i relived the day
 while you were sleeping
 the money died
 machines were harmless and the earth sighed
 through the wind you slept sound
 and gravity caught my love around
 the ocean rose, sang about decay
 while witches flew
 and the mermaids stayed
 full of dreams, you overslept
 and keeping with quiet, through the walls i crept
 i walked on tiptoe, sent darkness swirling over all the kitchen in the early morning
 i'll never catch up to you
 who sleeps so sound
 my arms are useless
 my heart beats too loud to go to sleep
 my mind's too proud to bow out
 while you were sleeping
 the time changed
 all your things were rearranged
 your vampire mirrors face to face
 they saw forever out into space
 and found you dreaming in black and white
 while it rained in all the colors of the night
 i watched the tvs
 memories
 championships
 vanished to sea
 could it be, my honey between you and me
 so i waited for the riddled sky
 to be solved again by sunrise
 and i've made a death suit for life
 for my father's ill widowed wife
 did you have that strangest dream before you woke
 cos in your gown you had the butterfly stroke
 did it escape you like some half told joke?
 when you reached for your plume of smoke
 it'll haunt you, my honey bee
 anyone who is anyone has that same dream
 were you falling
 were you flying
 and were you calling out
 or were you dying
 thank god you're up now
 let's stay that way
 else there'll be no mornings
 and no more days
 cos when we're dreaming
 our babies grow
 the sun shines
 and the shadows flow
 time flies
 the phone rings
 there is a silence
 and everybody tries to sing