jigsaw - marillion
we are jigsaw pieces aligned
on the perimeter edge
interlocked through a missing piece
we are renaissance children becalmed
beneath the bridge of sighs
forever throwing firebrands at the stonework
we are siamese children related by the heart
bleeding from the surgery
of initial confrontation
holding the word scalpels on trembling lips
stand straight, look me
in the eye and say goodbye
stand straight, we've drifted
past the point of reasons why
yesterday starts tomorrow,
tomorrow starts today
and the problem always seems to be
we're picking up the pieces on the ricochet
this is the ricochet
drowning tequila sunsets,
stowaways on midnight ships
refugees of romance
plead asylum from the real
scrambling distress signals
on random frequencies
forever repatriated on
guilt laden morning planes
we are pilots of passion
sweating the flight on course
to another summit conference,
another breakfast time divorce
screaming out a ceasefire,
snowblind in an avalanche zone
stand straight, look me in the eye
and say goodbye, say goodbye
stand straight,
we've drifted past the point of reasons why
yesterday starts tomorrow, tomorrow starts today
and the problem always seems to be
we're picking up the pieces on the ricochet
this is the ricochet
are we trigger happy?
russian roulette in the waiting room
empty chambers embracing the end
puzzled visions haunt the ripples of a trevi moon
dream coins for the fountain or to cover your eyes
we reached ignition
point from the sparks of pleasantries
we sensed the smoke advancing from horizons
you must have known
that i was planning an escape
stand straight, look me in the eye
and say goodbye, say goodbye
stand straight,
we've drifted past the point of reasons why
yesterday starts tomorrow,
tomorrow starts today, starts today
and the problem always seems to be
we're picking up the pieces on the ricochet
this is the ricochet
i'll be seeing you again, on the ricochet
will you show me the pieces next time,
on the ricochet
i'll be seeing you again, on the ricochet
there's a problem, there's a ricochet