The Wire Lyrics - Man Descending - Justin Rutledge

Darling its down to the wire 

I'm certain we're stalling 

I'd die to come sit by the fire but the curtain is calling 

If I were a boat I'd sail to where your beauty could blind me 

But I am only a wave 

I wait for the blue to bind me 

Darling its down to the wire 

The mercury's rising 

The stars are about to retire upon the horizon 

If I were a boat I'd name our love after an ocean 

But I am only a wave and this is my only motion 

I hear them playing our songs in lands where shadows are long 

In places we used to be strong they're playing our song 

Are you afraid? 

Yes, I'm afraid 

Are we alone? 

Yes, I'm afraid we're alone 

Darling its down to the wire 

The fire's a forest 

I can't tell the chord from the choir 

The choir from the chorus 

If I were a boat I would anchor my labors inside you 

But I am only a wave 

I dream but to drown beside you 

I hear them playing our song 

Wisteria clinging to dawn 

In places we used to belong they're playing our song 

I hear them playing our song long after the embers are gone 

In places our love was all wrong they're playing our song 

Are you afraid? 

Yes, I'm afraid 

Are we alone? 

Yes, I'm afraid we're alone