In the red cross shop we found a dozen old men's overcoats The final long-sleeved underwear to tie-dye if we wanted to That summer I wore espadrilles until they fell apart on me and I got lost at the festival in tight red skinny jeans Those were the days when every truth was nothing more than black and white And come the revolution we all knew which side we would be on And everyone I knew believed that something would transform the world If we all shouted loud enough and listened to our dreams Everyday, our memories fade What we've become is all that now remains What we've become is all that now remains Our memories fade Our memories fade What we've become is all that now remains You fell down an escalator Rushing back from work one night But later on I kissed you while the snow was gently falling I kicked your glass of wine across the room and I sent you a card That said "it's been a pleasure" and you laughed at me for years We ran to the pavilion to shelter from the thunderstorm And watched the riders on the field as they kicked the mud into the air Each moment was a miracle though nothing much was happening Our son lay sleeping in my arms as you gently dried his tears Everyday, our memories fade What we've become is all that now remains What we've become is all that now remains Our memories fade Our memories fade What we've become is all that now remains I don't want to leave this place I don't want to say goodbye I just want to breathe I don't want to die I lay in the garden every day the sun came half way out And read a pile of books to prove that I could memorize some facts I opened up an envelope that others thought could tell the future Even though I knew that everyone was only dreaming You felt forced by circumstance to live the life they offered you As you walked into tomorrow hoping for a something That was more than an illusion and you carried on regardless For lack of something else to do until you found a meaning Everyday, our memories fade What we've become is all that now remains What we've become is all that now remains Our memories fade Our memories fade What we've become is all that now remains