The earth was trembling on their wedding day

The sun was cold, the sky was chrome

They spoke their lines like actors in a play

Changed their clothes and hurried home

Now in their dreams the season lingers

There is no wisdom in this pain

She turns the ring around her finger

He hopes that somehow things will change



We cry to the wind to mend what's broken

But where on earth can we rest assured

Who'll spin these dreams into something golden

Who'll fix the hole at the top of the world

The top of the world



The dogs were howling around the White House

Election day in the land of the mall

I have no hopes, no expectations

I watch my shadow grow on the wall

And through my heart this empty wind blows

There is no wisdom in this pain

There are no bars across these windows

But I'm a prisoner just the same



We cry to the wind to mend what's broken

But where on earth can we rest assured

Who'll spin these dreams into something golden

Who'll fix the hole at the top of the world

The top of the world



If our hearts became our anvils

If wisdom's hammer was in our hands

Could you and I build something better

Do you think our hearts would understand



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We cry to the wind to mend what's broken

But where on earth can we rest assured

Who'll spin these dreams into something golden

Who'll fix the hole at the top of the world

Top of the world, yeah