Life On The Line

I've seen you run along the tracks of the district line

But I'm dwelling on exactly where you live this time

You left the sunlight and the cats to find a place beneath the city

And to think that I was satisfied taking the micky

I used to watch telly and think what you should do

Is leave the London underground and go to Hollywood too

I'd enter stations and watch you simply scamper about

I'd get frustrated and ask is he a man or a mouse

What's he scared of? He could be a star if he wished to

Life could be sweet but you're a smartie living in the tube

The point of no returns up there, I know that now

But no one alive has ever quite managed to go back down

You can't prepare yourself for how absurd your life becomes

It's like a catapult, and you're the perfect size for one

But then that means you're small enough to have your backbone snapped

And that cheese ain't always gonna come attached to no trap

Hello, I've been here watching for some time

For some time

You're down below, you're living your life on the line

On the line

And although I'm not the first to see

It's more than obvious to me

That only in the dark are you gonna shine

Gonna shine

Part of me can't help seeing that it just seems tragic

Coz kids react to you as if they've just seen magic

If your chance to get up out of here comes you need to grab it

You're letting Stuart Little get the buzz and he's a graphic

You might see me panic coz they're blind

To me you're talented

But TFL disrupt your showtimes with these carriages

I'd rather stare at you among the busy and impatient

Then sit by a couple and overhear a conversation

Between the boy that doesn't know if he ought to laugh or feel hurt

And his girl, whose dad disowned her because of his arsenal shirt

That shits depressing and besides my own relationship's a tragedy

My girlfriend's cheating in my dreams and maybe in reality

So stay at home, my little friend

You're the only thing that shines in a tunnel with no lights at the ends

And yeah I know your fur's dirty everyday of your life

But the glitz and glamor does nothing but stain you inside

Hello, I've been here watching for some time

For some time

You're down below, you're living your life on the line

On the line

And although I'm not the first to see

It's more than obvious to me

That only in the dark are you gonna shine

Gonna shine

I'd hate for you to look back thinking things were so much better only yesterday

I wouldn't wanna be the one that made the whole thing escalate

If I found out that you'd tried to get to the top and fell

The quest for fame can send even the strongest minded off the rails

I guess I looked at what you're currently worth and thought he should have more

And assumed that you would dream but couldn't afford a bigger platform

It dawned on me as I got through the doors of a packed train

You ought to be the one that wasn't caught up in the rat race

Hello, I've been here watching for some time

For some time

You're down below, you're living your life on the line

On the line

And although I'm not the first to see

It's more than obvious to me

That only in the dark are you gonna shine

Gonna shine