Ashes to Ashes

Won't you tell me once again The way it used to feel back when My dreams were too naive to settle down I use to see it clear as day But years between have separated The things I saw from how I see them now Ba ba-da-ba, bells are ringing Ba ba-da-ba, but no one hears a sound Ba ba-da-ba, I'll keep singing It's ashes to ash as we burn to the ground Once upon a time is just A lie disguised by honest trust Of what a man remembers used to be And memory is just a game Where pieces vanish as they're played And hands can change to what you want to see Ba ba-da-ba, bells are ringing Ba ba-da-ba, but no one hears a sound Ba ba-da-ba, I'll keep singing It's ashes to ash as we burn to the ground And since there's only so much space Inside my head, my mind erases Days to pave the way for one more year As all my fragile memories Replay their lonely tragedies Just waiting for the day they disappear Ba ba-da-ba, bells are ringing Ba ba-da-ba, but no one hears a sound Ba ba-da-ba, I'll keep singing It's ashes to ash as we burn to the ground