Synesthesia

I saw pictures from the space shuttle
 Of North America tonight
 I could almost see my house
 I could almost see the rest of my life
 Now my mother's in the hospital
 And my friends are in the news
 Collecting trophies for the songs they wrote
 While we lived in the shadow of the moon
 Yes, I never made a gold record
 And I've never been to Mars
 But I've traveled around this world
 Shooting fireworks and falling stars, (and prison bars)
 And my father's got a decent job
 I hear he's finally pulling through
 There's more to life than singing songs we write
 And we are in the shadow of the moon
 And I see colors when I hear your voice
 Put on your wings that put gravity on trial
 And I see colors, I don't hear the noise
 Because we're only flying for a while
 Because we're only flying for a while
 I saw this picture of my niece
 Twisting high above the narrow beam
 And my brother looked so proud
 Like he woke up in this perfect dream
 And I've known you all my life
 But I knew you long before that tune
 Let's go dancing to the songs we wrote
 When we lived in the shadow of the moon
 And I see colors when I hear your voice
 Put on your wings that put gravity on trial
 I see colors, I don't hear the noise
 Sometimes we're only flying for a while
 And I could love you in the falling rain
 Grab your wings, this is a storm we're meant to ride
 Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
 It's like we're only flying for a while
 Flying for a while
 Whoa
 Whoa
 Whoa
 And I see colors when I hear your voice
 Grab you wings that put gravity on trial
 I see colors, I don't feel the choice
 Sometimes we're only flying for a while
 And I could love you in the falling rain
 Grab your wings, this is the storm we're meant to ride
 Like synesthesia aboard a stalling plane
 It's like we're only flying for a while
 Flying for a while
 (Whoa)
 Flying for a while
 (Whoa)
 Flying for a while
 (I can see the colors moving, when I hear the music playing)