Something to Believe In

There’s a part of me here still holding out for something There’s another part of me I’m still trying to define I could try to pit them against each other, see who lasts longer than the other But I don’t seem to have the strength or time There’s a face in this crowd that I can’t remember There’s a fragrance in this air that I won’t forget There’s a graphite line up on the ceiling Where I tried to derive myself some meaning From a big man who made us both feel small We were running right through to the end of the night Running in our prime now we’re running out of time It moves so fast you see, takes a full dose of audacity And it’s the coming around and coming down to the wire Fanning the flame and waiting for it to transpire and turn to reason Give me something to believe in along the way Well I know sometimes I struggle to decipher Between the way it really was and the frames that grace these walls Every little window to the former serves to make my present a little warmer Holding memories whose presence has long gone Oh but it’s times like these that really mean the most ‘Cause it’s tough to see who’s by your side if you’re hanging around with ghosts It’s tough to live the life that you’ve always sought if you can’t advance the plot And you wind up right where you were before We were running right through to the end of the night Running in our prime now we’re running out of time It moves so fast you see, takes a full dose of audacity And it’s the coming around and coming down to the wire Fanning the flame and waiting for it to transpire and turn to reason Give me something to believe in along the way