Iron Islands

The Streetlamps shine me a pathway in the dark
And through the chaos we ran to the Bulwarks
The beaconed scaffolding twists and beckons me forth
We climb to the skylights and look down upon the scores

The mob surrounds
The authority frowns
We've built a tower
upon this final hour
The bombs crash down
The balloons float with power
Iron islands in the sky
"My oh my oh my."

Soon, soon,
we'll be together
and apart
Soon, soon,
we'll be alone
in the dark
Soon, soon...

The searchlights show me a pathway in the dark
And through the chasm we rise, writhing and stark
Let us loft this machine and take control of our lives
I'm sick of being tied down by my faults and my sighs

The Cnidarian flies
and the beams in my eyes
Blind my triumph and pride
and warm me inside
Curling wind in straw hair
dust and ash cake your stare
as we rise above the guns
we are finally one

Moon, moon
pleasant air
Moon, moon
nighttime flares
Moon, moon
guide us forth
Moon, moon...

I

'listen to me,' cried Syme with extraordinary emphasis. 'shall i tell you the secret of the whole world? it is that we have only known the back of the world. we see everything from behind, and it looks brutal. that is not a tree, but the back of a tree. that is not a cloud, but the back of a cloud. cannot you see that everything is stooping and hiding a face? if we could only get round in front--'