Lyrics

[Verse 1] All alone and thinking out on the fire escape Rather like a squatter in a candle fire While all the dusty records burn their tunes away The firefighters hold the trampoline higher But meanwhile in some harbor The merchants fight themselves While the pilots all draw straws on the wing The artists climb the girders with paint cans alight Knowing full well of the silencing [Chorus] But then the moon takes her lovers And the lovers agree To sacrifice her out on the seven seas Folks came from all over with flowers and wreaths And not much was made of sworn enemies [Verse 2] The birds wind their way through skyscrapers ravine Losing their prey in the steam of the city street The hunters tie their laces in the revolving door What time has held he's refused to keep [Chorus] And then the moon takes her lovers And the lovers agree To sacrifice her out on the seven seas Folks came from all over with flowers and wreaths And not much was made of sworn enemies [Bridge] So I beg to differ, I beg to see The difference between you and me If I bring you your coffee And you bring me my tea Can I still swear that you're my sworn enemy? [Chorus] Yeah, the moon takes her lovers and the lovers agree To sacrifice her out on the seven seas Folks came from all over with flowers and wreaths And not much was made of sworn enemies No, not much was made of sworn enemies Oh, can I still be your sworn enemy?