It all starts with an observation   When you look in the mirror and say   I don't remember   Don't remember being this   Tired and worn out this   Weathered and strung out so why   And you turn around to find an empty room   Turn around to wonder   To wander alone      Are you alone like me   Have you aged a century a day since the weather changed   Since mother earth fell into depression   Can you hear the whispering of the wind though a green cotton jacket   Can you hear me challenging gravity    And from six hundred miles away   Will you hear me crashing down   Down      From an eight story building I fly like the Raven   And as I fly I wonder if I'll ever see Phoenix again   Phoenix again      Pattern-less matter left from a dying sun   Swirls around, seeks to absorb   Anything able to save its abysmal existence   And fashion itself into something of value   So why    Why is it taking me so long to fly away from here   So why    Why is it taking me so long to leave this hollow   So Why   Why can't I leave this hollow    Leave this desert    Leave this desert      Gathering all my ashes from the ground    I map out my rebirth   Soon I'll be flying   Soon I'll light the sky   A million years pass like a moment   Nova and star become the same   Become the same       After Phoenix slips away and all our demons are free to run   Run right through the space between us   Piercing our hearts with their talons of fury   Eating through confidence mouthfuls of self respect   Two times 'round the sun and we're ready to harvest   From the sound of their growling they'd have to be starving   Maybe if I leave you here I can ride this comet back to earth   Surfing the plasma at a million miles an hour   How did we let it come this far   Pacing down the corridor and feeling uneasy   Racing off the ledge      Of an eight story building I'd fly like the Raven   And as I fly I wonder if I'll ever see Phoenix again      Now you're alone like me   Now you've aged a century a day since the weather changed   Since mother earth fell into depression   You can hear the whispering of the wind through a green cotton jacket   You can hear me challenging gravity    And from six hundred miles away   You will hear me crashing down   Down      It all ends in a revelation   When I look in your dull eyes and scream   I don't remember   Don't remember you with this    Chip on your shoulder   The winds blowing colder   But why    And I turn on both of you and walk away   Turn around to wonder   To wander alone