Mars Landing Lyrics - Singles - Howard Lawrence

How long? 

Who's there? 

It's cold 

I'm scared 

We torched streets together but felt so alone 

Always in trouble-we tripped on our own 

Everyone predicting we'd barely survive 

But we were not prepared for this... 

Why? 

Red in my eyes 

Dust in my ears 

Here I can taste it 

The loss of innocent years 

And now I'm saying things I don't really mean 

Like how much better I am 

Is all this a dream? 

The summers here are hot enough to melt glass 

But when the sun goes down my sense of relief fades fast 

...it never lasts 

Stretching new limits I'm out of control 

Choking off this boredom with drugs and rock n' roll 

If word got out that I was running sideways and confused 

I'd never hear the end of it-no one has a clue 

Capturing time 

Pictures for you 

No one to harm now 

Just a cool ocean view 

So why'd I come this far to keep us alive? 

Too many people were calling your name 

When you were calling mine 

My best ideas have been rejected countless times 

They demonize my choices expecting I'll act in kind 

...well that ain't kind 

Why can't they see I'm fighting back tears? 

I landed on this side of Mars to placate my fears 

The captain's advice I squander every day 

When a man rolls the dice the child drifts away 

This frightening idea occurs to me 

I pray in the dark to a God I'll never see 

So here's my confession to those keeping score 

The truth about Mars? 

She's taught me to love more 

Pinned to the wall I learned to fight 

Echoes in the distance restore me at night 

You caught me when I fell-when my heart was burning 

When I get back will the world still be turning?