I Am the Past

I am the past Trying to be here It isn't what lasts It's just what I fear You're the gold in the hills I'm the man in the moon I'm a desperate chance You've taken too soon But I can't tell you that I only whisper to the night I'm nearly the truth But I'm almost a lie I'm sick to the heart With the weight of my time While the clock beats a drum In my body and mind I am the past Trying to be here It isn't what lasts It's just what I fear You're the sun on my back I'm a man on a rope It's the balance of things That gives us all hope But I'm a long way down And you're a rising star I can see form the kerb Everything that you are I'm a guttering light At the far end of town I'm a crisis of man Preparing to drown I am the past Trying to be here It isn't what lasts It's just what I fear You're the gold in the hills I'm the man in the moon I'm a desperate chance You've taken too soon But you can't hear the noise That pours in my ears You can't feel the waves That crash on my fears I'm a thin veneer That's ready to crack Let me hide in your arms And never look back I am the past Trying to be here It isn't what lasts It's just what I fear You're the sun on my back I'm a man on a rope It's the balance of things That gives us all hope I am the past Trying to be here It isn't what lasts It's just what I fear You're the gold in the hills I'm the man in the moon I'm a desperate chance You've taken too soon