And I still see you in the half light looking out to sea You said down at the war rooms they're making bad memories And the high-wire talked down the woman who should never be there At the patisserie she kissed her lover And a man threw a bouquet in the air They hang their flags from the windows to look like they won Come on people come on Voluptuous beauty like sculpture and the rain felt like stone You feel the exact moment of conception in the half light alone As the World's circus and straight lines tumble into view The ballet dancer can hold herself in the air longer than you They hang their flags from their windows just to look like they won Come on people come on And the steeple has fallen and the ancient bell tolled As the critic kissed the artist and the writer kissed the world They hang their flags from their windows just to look like they won Come on people come on