You threw ideas into the wind Just to see where they would land Making sounds and using words You could barely understand You caught the music of the moment by accident You caught the moments in the music by chance ♪ You would love Oh, how you'd love Oh, how you'd love to do that now ♪ The others were heads And you were the straight They stayed in their beds You bolted out of the gate You were brought alive by the sound of applause You made the music and the moments all yours ♪ You would love Oh, how you'd love Oh, how you'd love to be there now ♪ You sit by the roadside In the corner of your eye You see the traffic pass you by You look in the mirror Make adjustments to your tie You hear the traffic pass you by ♪ You feel the world collapsing all around You went on stage together But the lights pulled you apart You went on stage together But you failed to find the art Something's died And there was nowhere to hide You couldn't hold back the tide Something's died ♪ You sit by the roadside In the corner of your eye You see the traffic pass you by ♪ Once the world was yours And the world was for people like you Now the world is theirs And the world is for people like them You'll be the silence And they can make the noise ♪ You'll be the silence And they can make the noise ♪ You'll be the silence ♪ You'll be the silence ♪ You'll be the silence ♪ And they can make the noise