There in the dark there's a child and she's waiting

Is it a crime to be just hesitating

While we're pretending that we never see?



On a TV mounted on the wall

From this distance I can see it all

I've been out here

Watching you, watching you fall



Is there a trick to the art of not feeling?

Safe in our world while a mother's child bleeds

Praying that God won't demand a redeeming

Of cards we have held and pretend you don't need



On a TV mounted on the wall

From this distance I can see it all

I've been out here

Watching you, watching you fall



Better not think about it

And in time we'll start to doubt it

Christ has risen, keep him hidden

God forbid he sees



It's not that we lack the vision

Only just a quick decision

Who will blame us?  Rules restrain us

It's all in history



So close my eyes and pretend I am sleeping

Avoiding the chance that you'll visit my dreams



On a TV mounted on the wall

From this distance I can see it all

I've been out here

Watching you, watching you fall