Skating Away (On the Thin Ice of the New Day)
Meanwhile back in the year OneWhen you belonged to no-oneYou didn't stand a chance, sonIf your pants were undone'Cause you were bred for humanityAnd sold to societyOne day you'll wake up in the present dayA million generationsRemoved from expectationsOf being who you really want to be
Skating away, skating awaySkating away on the thin ice of the new day
So as you push off from the shoreWon't you turn your head once moreAnd make your peace with everyoneFor those who choose to stayWill live just one more dayTo do the things they should have doneAnd as you cross the wilderness,spinning in your emptiness:You feel you have to prayLooking for a sign that the Universal MindHas written you into the passion play
Skating away on the thin ice of the new day.
And as you cross the circle lineThe ice-wall creaks behindYou're a rabbit on the runAnd the silver splinters flyIn the corner of your eyeShining in the setting sunWell, do you ever get the feeling that the story'sToo damn real and in the present tense?Or that everybody's on the stage, and it seems likeYou're the only person sitting in the audience?
Skating away on the thin ice of the new day.