LIFE ON MARS II
They told me New York's burning
From the inside out again
And the sky is falling faster than predicted
So before the earth stops turning
And the crazies shout amen
Can't we simply say the dream is now afflicted
Can't you give me just a moment to adjust my waning smile
Can't you hold my hand before we leave this sphere
I've had nightmares bout this exodus since I was just a child
Can we be here in this stillness feeling mere
They said that California's just a broken shard of land
And that Tokyo's buried deep beneath the sea
I hate to say I warned you with the end so out of hand
And The Human Race returning to the trees
Can't you give me just a moment to wash wishes from my eyes
Can't you wrap me up in something safe and warm
There's only minutes left before it all just f**ing dies
Can't we stir and rage and scream and be the storm
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
They used to say the worm would turn
They used to say the world was flat
I only listened long enough to shake my head
We used to teach the things we learned
We used to know what k**ed the cat
Now the mission seems to be forget the dead
Can't we wonder how it's possible to be so smart and blind
Can't you show me how we strayed so far from home
There's a song you used to sing me that I wish were only mine
Is it somewhere fused inside these chromosomes
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars
Can't be blue when I'm here with you
Must be true that there's Life on Mars