Mean Time

Born Ruffians

Everything
A brief crack of light between darkness
First and last
The future is starting
First smile
First penny
First kiss
Last words
Last minute
Last wish

Speak, memory
A plane in the cosmos
A drop of rain on the window
A sudden burst of chemical bliss
Fresh plastic and coca-cola mist

I'll go anywhere with you
Only once
Only once
Endless sunrise
How did I get here
How did I get here
How did I get here
How did I get here
How did I

In the mean time
That big, old, mean time

Mean time
The world is turning
In the mean time
Falling in and out of love
In the mean time
It all comes apart
In the mean time
We'll put it back together
In the mean time
One hour in Babylon
In the mean time

Bombs keep on dropping
In the mean time
Falling in and out of love
In the mean time
The stars exploding
In the mean time
Your lips on my neck
In the mean time
Memory failure
In the mean time
You're pushing a stroller

In the mean time
The black spot, the x-ray
In the mean time
A first kiss a first dance
In the mean time
Six feet of soil
In the mean time
A heart beat starting
In the mean time
Leaning in for the last words

Mean time
That big, old, mean time
In the mean time
That big, old, mean time

Mean time
That big, old, mean time
In the mean time
That big, old, mean time

Mean time
The world is turning
In the mean time
Falling in and out of love
In the mean time
It all comes apart
In the mean time
We'll put it back together
In the mean time
One hour in Babylon
In the mean time

Bombs keep on dropping
In the mean time
Falling in and out of love
In the mean time
The stars exploding
In the mean time
Your lips on my neck
In the mean time
Memory failure
In the mean time
You're pushing a stroller

In the mean time
The black spot, the x-ray
In the mean time
A first kiss a first dance
In the mean time
Six feet of soil
In the mean time
A heart beat starting
In the mean time
Leaning in for the last words

Mean time
That big, old, mean time
In the mean time
That big, old, mean time

Mean time
That big, old, mean time
In the mean time
That big, old, mean time