We dared to ask for more

But that was long

Before the nights began to burn

You would have thought we'd learned

You can't make promises

All based upon tomorrow

Happiness security are words

We only borrowed

For is this the answer to our prayers

Is this what God has sent

Please understand this isn't what we meant

The future couldn't last

We nailed it to the past

With every word a trap

That no one can take

Back from all the architects

Who find their towers leaning

And every prayer we pray at night

Has somehow lost its meaning

For is this the answer to our prayers

Is this what God has sent

Please understand this isn't what we meant

A long time ago when the world was pretty

Standing right here in a different city

They're not coming back any more

They're not coming back any

Is this the answer to our prayers

Is this what God has sent

Please understand this isn't what we meant