At 12 years old, it seems I've grown behind
At 32, it seems I lost my mind
The sky is warm with birds in swarm outside
And in this light your heart takes flight tonight

In a soft voice that's when you turned to me and you said "our summer may never end"
In this half light that you caught with your camera lens, it's all because of your friends
And this terror, nothing short of a tragedy, you turn it into your strategy

What were you waiting for?
Were there lions at your door?
Well, shield your eyes and just turn away

In your bedroom, afternoon shadows all over the walls, your little diary caught it all
In specifics, some sort of general delay, your fever trapped in those dusty days
Indifference makes you want to disappear
Think of a place where you'll reappear, and you'll reappear

What were you waiting for?
Were the lions at your door?
Shield you eyes and just turn away
What were you trying to say?
Did the words get in your way every time that you turned?

In a soft voice that's when you turned to me and you said "our summer may never end"
In this bedroom that you caught with your camera lens, it's all because of your friends
And the terror, make you want to disappear, you'll reappear

What were you waiting?
Were the lions at your door?
Shield you eyes and just turn away
What were you trying to say?
Did the words get in your way every time that you turned?

At 12 years old, it seems I've grown behind
At 32, it seems I lost my mind