Complication No. 5

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Mailbox is empty, not even a bill The bird that used to wake me up each morning Has moved from my window sill Pictures are crooked, paper peeling off the wall Dust has gathered on my telephone since the last time I got a call [Chorus] I can see it as though it was yesterday People running here and there I heard the thunder and I saw the light, fire and smoke was everywhere [Verse 2] I can hear the music of the wind but it's still not like a song And all the hate and the wars I knew in the world are finally gone I've become the richest man on earth and it's all mine to keep And no longer does my race or religion Depend on where I eat or sleep [Chorus] I can see it as though it was yesterday People running here and there I heard the thunder and I saw the light, fire and smoke was everywhere [Verse 3] I now can see the beauty in birds, in bees and in trees And I can finally see the splendor of the purple majesty Now I sit here in this chair, looking up in space Alone and cold and growing old and thinking of the past I'm the last member of the human race