There's no five years There's no ten years Only this Queen of, queen of, queen of queens There's no knife 'Cause there's no tension Only this Lucid dream of dream of dreams
[Pre-Chorus] All I can do is trust in her Late nights, I can see the lust in her Acid rain is a first for her Skies open up, share a cup with her
[Chorus] Cracking seals, guilty, no appeal Trip down the hill, strawberry fields Are you even real? She said, "Tell me how you feel" Are you even real? Are you even real?
[Verse 2] Well maybe I should study my reflection Best to know How I seem, I seem, I seem I spend the day Dreaming of connection Just to feel How you feel, you feel, you feel [Pre-Chorus] All I can do is trust in her Late nights, I can see the lust in her Acid rain is a first for her Skies open up, share a cup with her
[Chorus] Cracking seals, guilty, no appeal Trip down the hill, strawberry fields Are you even real? She said, "Tell me how you feel" Are you even real? Are you even real?
[Refrain] Dream of connection Tell me how you feel Tell me how you feel Are you even real? Are you even real?
[Bridge] Then she ran Then she ran Then she ran her hands through my imagination Then she ran Then she ran Then she ran her hands through my imagination (Are you, are you even real?) [Refrain] Dream of connection Tell me how you feel Tell me how you feel Are you even real? Are you even real?
America's on fire There's protests in the street Her conscience has been looted And her soul is under siege Another mother's crying As history repeats I can't breathe
God damn those eight long minutes Lying face-down in cuffs on the ground Bystanders pleaded for mercy As one cop shoved a kid in the crowd When did a judge and a jury Become a badge and a knee On these streets?
Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me American reckoning
I'll never know what it's like To walk a mile in his shoes And I'll never have to have the talk So it don't happen to you
Three little words written 'cross the chest Of a twelve-year-old who hasn't lived life yet "Am I next?" "Am I next?"
Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me American reckoning
Is this a moment or movement? Is this the tide or a flood? Is our American reckoning Our story written in blood? Or in love? Or in peace?
Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me
Stay alive, stay alive Shine a light, stay alive Use your voice and you remember me American reckoning In our American reckoning
Yeah, I'm thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Gotta say it's really been a while But now I got back that smile (Smile) I'm so thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Now you see me shine from a mile Finally got back that smile (Smile)
[Verse 1] Every day, Groundhog Day Goin' through motions felt so fake Not myself, not my best Felt like I failed the test
[Pre-Chorus] But every tear has been a lesson Rejection can be God's protection Long hard road to get that redemption But no shortcuts to a blessin'
[Chorus] Yeah, I'm thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Gotta say it's really been a while But now I got back that smile (Smile) I'm so thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Now you see me shine from a mile Finally got back that smile (Smile) [Verse 2] I'm 2.0, remodeled Used to be dull, now I sparkle Had a piece of humble pie That ego check saved my life
[Pre-Chorus] Now I got a smile like Lionel Richie Big and bright, need shades just to see me Tryna stay alive just like I'm the Bee Gees (Oh, woah) A Mona Lisa masterpiece (Now I'm)
[Chorus] Yeah, I'm thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Gotta say it's really been a while But now I got back that smile (C'mon, smile, woo) I'm so thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful (So grateful) Now you see me shine from a mile Finally got back that smile (Smile, oh, oh)
[Bridge] I'm so thankful 'Cause I finally, 'cause I finally I'm so grateful 'Cause I finally, 'cause I finally (Oh) [Chorus] Yeah, I'm thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Gotta say it's really been a while But now I got back that smile (Woo, smile) I'm so thankful Scratch that, baby, I'm grateful Now you see me shine from a mile Finally got back that smile (Smile, oh, oh)
[Outro] I'm so thankful 'Cause I finally, 'cause I finally Smile (Oh) I'm so grateful 'Cause I finally, 'cause I finally Smile (Oh, oh)
When I think back to that morning in Queenstown my heart starts to ache Sitting in the shade of the hire car throwing stones in to the lake We didn't know that life would throw a little more than we could take If I ever get back to Queenstown I won't make the same mistake
Do you remember the water on our skin Cold as ice and sweet as gin? Drunk on love and life, yeah, we drank the whole thing down I remember the soft summer air And the golden sunlight in your hair Singing and laughing and driving the coast road down To Queenstown
Do you remember that evening in Queenstown walking down by the pier Sun going down to the piano man and the moon shining down so clear Drinking wine and feeling fine oh and we had no idea If I ever get back to Queenstown I'll have one for you my dear
Do you remember the water that night Shimmering under the restaurant lights Drunk on love and life, yeah, we drank the whole thing down I remember the magic in the air And the silver moonlight in your hair Making love and sleeping safe and sound In Queenstown
Life moves fast and years have passed, now I'm living on my own I see you now and again through mutual friends, though I know that bird has flown Sitting on the couch in this big old house and I've never felt so alone If I ever get back to Queenstown I might not make it home If I ever get back to Queenstown I might not come home