Wide Eyes Lyrics - Brill Bruisers - New Pornographers

Overlooking the canyon, 

Right from where I'm standing, 

I swear I see my former glory still burning 

It had every intent of returning 

There's years to planning and landing 

To prepare for jumping the canyon 

It's not the death-defying, or cheering, 

It's the thrill of clearing, barely clearing 

And if you see no hope for me 

I still see hope for you 

In the high rise of the morning 

The exception that proves my rule 

Still I'm tying up loose ends 

I'm tying them to a chance to defy them 

To protect and hide them, untie them 

These are not the ones you want to untie them 

And now I'm jumping the canyon 

After years of planning and planning 

It's the monumental challenge of feeling 

That you must fight before you start freewheeling 

And if I see no hope for me 

I still see hope for you 

In the wide eyes of the morning 

The exception that proves my rule 

And if I see no hope for me 

I still see hope for you 

In the high rise of the morning 

The exception that proves my rule 

Proves my rule