No one knows where the ladder goes You're gonna lose what you love the most You're not alone in anything You're not unique in dying I feel estranged every now and then Fall asleep reading science fiction I wanna fly in your silver ship Let my mama hang and my sister sit It's on now The days are long now The ups and the sundowns And a twisting mind If I gotta go first I'll do it on my terms I'm tired of traitors Always changing sides They were friends of mine Don't hang around once the promise breaks Or you'll be there when the next one's made Kiss the feet of a charlatan Some imagine freedom All the rest is predictable Trying your hardest to melt the snow Tying the knots to concentrate Keep on pulling that rope we'll break We'll welcome the new age Covered in warrior paint Lights from the jungle to the sky See now a star burst Looks just like a blood orange Don't it just make you wanna cry Precious friend of mine Well I know when it's finally done This whole life's a hallucination You're not alone in anything You're not alone in trying to be