she’s an iceberg
white and glistening
open fire
see her melting
(holding on to the east of us)
there’s a tornado turning
(I wish you well from the east of us)
in the palms of our careless hands
(you’re a million miles from the east of us)
whistling and burning
(a long way down our lifeline)
tearing down our lifeline
he’s on a river
fast white water
he just can’t hold her
she just can’t hold him
why d’you do that
tear our house down
with your nights of swimming
and diving and drowning
ah diving and drowning
(holding on to the east of us)
just a tornado turning
(I wish you well from the east of us)
in the palm of our careless hand
(you’re a million miles from the east of us)
whistling and burning
(a long way down our lifeline)
tearing down our lifeline
so be brave now
look I’ve seen it
God it’s beautiful
never fear it
ah, we’re at the edge now
crouched and praying
it feels like suicide
it feels like flying
oh like Icarus
he kissed the sunshine
jump we’re falling
but stay we’re drowning
so run and fly
run and fly
ooh-aah
oh-oo