We dared to ask for more 

But that was long before the nights began to burn 

You would have thought we'd learned 

You can't make promises all based upon tomorrow 

Happiness, security are words we only borrowed 

For is this the answer to our prayers, is this was God has sent? 

Please understand this isn't what we meant 



The future couldn't last, we nailed it to the past 

With every word a trap that no one can take 

Back from all the architects who find their towers leaning 

And every prayer we pray at night has somehow lost its meaning 

For is this the answer to our prayers, is this was God has sent? 

Please understand this isn't what we meant 



A long time ago when the world was pretty 

Standing right here in a different city 

Is this the answer to our prayers, is this was God has sent? 

Please understand this isn't what we meant