Waiting For Fireworks

I awoke at noon to find the day had passed me by,

Somewhere 'long the winding path my dreams took me last night

I saw myself in 5 years' time, Somewhere Else in paradise

But the morning always comes, the work is never over

But I can't bear the silence, I crave event and violence

Page-turning, eyes held skyward,

We await the sound of fireworks

Lifelike, on Quartermile, we watch the world go by

How I wish, how I wait

Like fishers at an empty lake, we wish and wait

I looked inside myself today

Alarmed at what I'd found in the dusty corners of my mind

A wish to sleep forevermore, to find a place to hide

From what I'm seeing, I'm reeling

Could it be true that I'm merely watching hours drifting away

On the winds of "not today"?

Oh how I wish to peaceful, watching life from a distance

Oh how I wait for the day

I awoke at dawn to find the meaning still unclear

Though the clouds were blinding hope was hiding somewhere at the edge of sight

I wish to walk unbroken ground but something's in the way

After the fireworks, after the smoke cleared at last

I was left with a lingering feeling, one of emptiness and doubt

I spent my whole life in wait for the climax, just to watch the curtain fall

After all, resolution will not wait for New Year's Day

I wish to walk unbroken ground in body and in mind

I won't crave the end this time

Each restful night a currency to trade against my own posterity

Waiting for fireworks has taken its toll on me,

But I might just stay and rest here for a little while longer