When you came behind the counter you moved just like a marionette
Just a fragile apparition of the person that I once met
Seemed like the world could see the skeleton beneath the skin
Another puritan who never lost the taste for sin
I always know when you're in trouble by the colour that you dye your hair
And the artificial lenses hiding all the thoughts that got you there
One day they'll fall like scales and let the light on through
And it won't break my heart to see your brown eyes blue
When all the rain stops rattling the rooftops
After days of waiting for the other shoe to drop
When it's easier
Flip off the zenith if it isn't living up to its name
We'll watch September fall to greys and browns and beige
While cross the river they'll be living out their salad days
Tied to the mast and rowing faster as the chorus sways
When all the rain stops rattling the rooftops
After days of waiting for the other shoe to drop
When it's easier, we won't mind
When it all comes down and the sun goes blind
When it's easier, they'll know we were the vines that held
The walls upright, for all this time
When all the rain stops rattling the rooftops
After days of waiting for the other shoe to drop
When it's easier