Suddenly - Bishop Allen

When the pin drops suddenly

All the shapes and shadows flee

And the world in front of me comes tumbling down

Like a king on a matchstick throne

Who gave away everything he owned

And he’s finally forced upon his … crown

And I wander and drift and the scenery shifts

Minutes quickly turn into days

And I wish I could know how the ending will go

But it’s always moving further away

Suddenly the sidewalk ends in the tangle of wilderness

And I’m not sure just which turn I took was wrong

The comfort of company, it’s a ghost of a memory

And I traded it long ago, yeah, for a song

And I wander and drift and the scenery shifts

Minutes quickly turn into days

And I wish I could know how the ending will go

But it’s always moving further away

And these tiny black marks

Suddenly, the stars explode and the sky’s all full of hopes

I could fill 'em one by one, yeah, one by one

With a flicker from my head, ripped out of a book I read

And they tried to show me that I’m never done

And I wander and drift and the scenery shifts

Minutes quickly turn into days

And I wish I could know how the ending will go

But it’s always moving further away