I've got some things to make believe in
I've got memories dim but vivid in the night
Like distant stars
Hung from such great heights
But they shine so bright
I think of you most every evening
Of our many dreams dispersed and vagabond
As all the stars
In the sky turn on
And I sing my song
Blue, blue, electric blue
That's the color of the infinite gloom
White, white, pearly white
Shining through the holes in the deep dark night
Green, green, opalescent green
That's the color of the moon and its beams
Red, red, cadmium red
Shining through your eyelids and into your head
When I'm lying awake and I'm feeling forsaken
And so all alone in the night
Your features fade a little more each time that I retire
And before these memories expire
I just thought I'd call you up to inquire
Do you remember
Growing old and getting high
In California
Scraping stars out of the sky
With our antennas
And can we save those dreams for the nights after we die
'Cause you told me it'd be forever
Blue, blue, electric blue
That's the color of the infinite gloom
White, white, pearly white
Shining through the holes in the deep dark night
Green, green, in the nebulous green
You could conceive of the infinite dream
Grey, grey, carbon grey
That's the color of the present day
When I'm lying awake and I feel my heart breaking
I'm so all alone in the night
And in the dark I see your face but it's fading fast
Long as these memories still last
I just thought I'd call you on up to ask
Do you remember
When we would sleep through the night
And long into morning
Throwing off sparks and breathing sighs
Straight up to heaven
And can we save those dreams for the long post-mortem nights
(In the moonlight our bodies lay ghostly and godly things
Glowed through our skin in the night
We were lying awake with our hearts gently quaking
Our dream-laden breaths taking flight
When I'm asleep I still hear you whisper every now and then
And if you never call again
All I can do is remember when)
'Cause you told me it'd be forever
Yeah you told me it'd be forever
Yeah you told me it'd be forever
You told me it'd be forever
credits
from The Calculated Dream,
released August 8, 2008
guitars - Eric Bergman and Jay Dolan
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