Ladder Song Lyrics - The People's Key - Bright Eyes

No one knows where the ladder goes 

You're gonna lose what you love the most 

You're not alone in anything 

You're not unique in dying 

I feel a strange day every now and then 

Fall asleep reading science fiction 

I wanna fly in your silver ship 

Let Jesus hang and Buddha sit 

It's on now 

The days are long now 

The ups and the sun downs 

And a twisting mind 

If I gotta go first 

I'll do it on my terms 

I'm tired of traitors 

Always changing sides 

They were friends of mine 

Don't hang around once the promise breaks 

Or you'll be there when the next one's made 

Kiss the feet of a charlatan 

Some imagined freedom 

All the rest is predictable 

You can say you're the first to know 

Bought a mantra to concentrate 

Car alarm or hissing snake 

I know now 

How it's gonna turn out 

You've got to calm down 

Or I'll lose my place 

Got to get to the center 

Got to get to the concert 

Run off with a dancer 

Gonna celebrate 

We'll welcome the new age 

Covered in warrior paint 

Lights from the jungle to the sky 

See now a star is born 

Looks just like a blood orange 

Don't it just make you want to cry? 

Precious friend of mine 

Will I know when it's finally done? 

This whole life is a hallucination 

You're not alone in anything 

You're not alone in trying to be