Barely awake as the arm rushes by

Six seven eight o'clock eight thirty nine

There's a hole in the ceiling, it's bleeding you dry

Something ain't working, no, something ain't right

So you sit up and aim for the door without sound

An exit's an answer, at least for right now

And your feet hit the carpet and start to excite

'Cause days like today, they come once in a lifetime

Only once in a while

Now you're out through the door with the sun in your eyes

Jumped to the sidewalk, hopped over the lines

And the salt is like lava, the snow solid ground

Wasn't it winter three months ago now?

Huddled up on the Red Line, you nap on the way

Out past the school where those children would play

And the shine of their wings would put salt in your eyes

Today it's the train, but tomorrow we'll fly

In the background, I'll be there

'Cause some things never leave you

And in the off chance you see me

Come waste your breath on me, babe

In the background, I'll be there

'Cause some things never leave you

And in the off chance you see me

Come waste your breath on me, babe

In the background, I'll be there

'Cause some things never leave you

And in the off chance you see me

Come waste your breath on me, babe

Back on the bus, take it up to the lake

Hot on the tracks now, just miles away

And you slip on the ice, send your face to the ground

God, wasn't it winter three months ago now?

In the sand, there's a castle with magical things

Cattails and dust bunnies, apples and rings

And it grants you a wish, so you ask for the stars

Says "that's not what we do here, but here's where you'll start

There's a boat by the shoreline, I've made it for you

There's no need for maps now, it knows what to do

There's a crack in the distance, a break in the clouds

A hole in the background, yes, a hole in the background"

And soon as you sail to that wall in the sky

You notice the crack in the cloud to your right

So you tap on it once and you tap on it twice

It opens up slowly and boldly you cry

"Well, I'm certain there's something, I'm certain there's more

I'm certain there's somebody right through that door

Yes, I'm certain there's something, I'm certain there's more

I'm certain there's somebody right through that door

I'm sure of it

Yes, I'm sure of it

Oh, I'm sure of it"

In the background, I'll be there

In the background, I'll be there

In the background, I'll be there

In the background, I'll be there