Tip of My Tongue

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's an oasis in the heat of the day There's a fire in the chill of night A turnabout in circumstance Makes each a hell in its own right I've been boxed-in in the lowlands, in the canyons that think I've been pushed to the brink of the precipice and dared not to blink I've been confounded in the whirlwind of what-if's and dreams I've been burned by the turning of the wind back upon my own flames [Chorus] Knock the scales from my eyes Knock the words from my lungs I want to cry out It's on the tip of my tongue [Verse 2] I've seen through the walls of this kingdom of dust Felt the crucial revelation But the broad streets of the heart and the day-to-day Meet at a blind intersection I don't want to be lonely, I don't want to feel pain I don't want to draw straws with the sons of Cain You can take it as a prayer if you'll remember my name You can take it as the penance of a profane saint [Chorus] Knock the scales from my eyes Knock the words from my lungs I want to cry out It's on the tip of my tongue Knock the scales from my eyes Knock the words from my lungs I want to cry out It's on the tip of my tongue [Verse 3] There's an oasis in the heat of the day There's fire in the chill of night And when I know them both, I'll know your love I will feel it in the twilight Oh, as circumstance comes crashing through my walls like a train Or like a chorus from the mountains of the ocean floor Like the wind-burst of birdwings taking flight in a hard rain Or like a mad dog on the far side of Dante's door [Chorus] Knock the scales from my eyes Knock the words from my lungs I want to cry out It's on the tip of my tongue Knock the scales from my eyes Knock the words from my lungs I want to cry out It's on the tip of my tongue