When I was dead asleep Behind towering walls They built a world outside And I missed the wake-up call Stony breath crawled To a blowing hammer's beat There was a sea of sound But it was silence that stole my sleep And all I haste Talking light in place Into blank space When no one sneers But I was dead asleep Behind towering walls They built a world outside And I missed the wake-up call When I dragged crippled legs Through long winding streets Fell on knee with suffering And the people would see right through me And all I haste Talking light in place Into blank space When no one sneers And all I haste Talking light in place Into blank space When no one sneers