Left & Right In The Dark Lyrics - Phrazes For The Young - Julian Casablancas

I'm running in the parking lot, I'm four years old 

I am lost, those were the days 

The soft murmur of voices in the other room 

Comforting you as you fall asleep 

Staring at the mother-daughter clones go by 

We're in a race against time, and time might be winning 

And it's not gonna take all day long 

Watching the urban decay all around us, oh boy 

And I'm on my way...oh, somewhere 

Feels like I'm going left and right in the dark 

How long must we wait, how long must this stay 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Wake up, wake up 

I'm ashamed I think maybe sometimes 

I might have used tricks to make you like me more 

When I found you I was running wild 

"Let's get out of here" 

Was in trouble there 

I want to know, what are you thinking 

Cause I think I think it too 

Sliding across the Indian wildnerness 

Like the wind gliding down soft roads 

6am now you're in Hollywood 

And you're dancing, we made it 

We are turning back the Earth so fast 

But it feels a lot slower 

And it's not gonna take all day long 

Watching the urban decay all around us, oh boy 

And I'm on my way...oh, somewhere 

Feels like I'm going left and right in the dark 

How long will it take, to fix what they break 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Wake up, wake up 

Your Achilles heel is you like to feel your fingers on the wheel 

Some live in a palace, some live in the sewers 

The director, the actor, the crew, and the viewers 

Boys get their toys and girls got their dolls 

And nothing much else changes through the final stages 

How you're spending the day is the same as your life 

And you're watching the time running away 

Oh wait up, wait up 

Oh wait up, wait up 

Oh wait up, wait up 

Wait up, wait up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Oh wake up, wake up 

Wake up, wake up