Half A Dream Away Lyrics - Marchin' Already - Ocean Colour Scene

We're just half a dream away, sitting on our fences, building up defenses 

Making up rules by which we play 

We're just half way down the road, staking our positions 

But stupid superstitions only give fools too heavy a load 

The magpie screeched and my window is shattered 

Her body's bruised but her soul's not battered 

The fireman tried but the hose was frozen 

The cupboard's bare but the door needs closing 

We spend half our time away 

From being where we want to and seeing who it's fun to 

Not blaming ourselves for our mistakes 

We spend half a dream away, just looking out of windows 

Waiting for a signal, waiting for night to return to day 

The tree was bare but the birds were singing 

The milk turned sour but my thirst needs quenching 

The meat was dead and I need me feeding 

The room was cold but the night was freezing 

The rainbow frowned when the sun was shining 

A baby's snatched on a beautiful morning 

A dog runs wild and the brakes are screaming 

A church on fire is struck by lightning 

The dead man's hands had beautiful fingers 

The princess frowned at her lover's mistress 

She went insane and poisoned the children 

A teacher's drowned and a child is laughing 

We're just half a dream away, sitting on our fences, building up defenses 

Making up rules by which we play 

We're just half way down the road, staking our positions 

But stupid superstitions only give fools too heavy a load