Life On The Line - Mikill Pane

I see you run along the tracks of the district line

but I’m dwelling on exactly where you live this time

you left the sunlight and the cats to find a place beneath the city

and to think that I was satisfied takin' the mickey

I used to watch telly and think what he should do

is leave the London underground and go to hollywood too

identa stations, and watch you simply scampler about

I’d get frustrated and ask «is he a man or a mouse?»

what’s he scared of?

he could be a star if he wished to

life could be sweet but you’re a smartie living in a tube

the point of no returns up there I know that now

no-one alive has ever quite managed to go back down

you can’t prepare yourself for how absurd your life becomes

it’s like a catapult and you’re the perfect size for one

but then that means you’re small enough to have your backbone snapped

and that cheese ain’t always gonna come attatched to no trap

hello I’ve been here watching for some time, for some time

you’re down below you’re living your life on the line, on the line

and although I’m not the first to see

it’s more than obvious to me, that only in the dark are you gonna shine,

gonna shine

part of me can’t help seeing that it just seems tradgic

these kids react to you as if they’ve just seen magic

if your chance to get up out of here comes you need to grab it

you’re letting stuart little get the buzz and he’s a graphic

you might see me panic cause they’re blind to me you’re talented

but TFL disrupture show times with these carridges

I’d rather stare at you amoung the busy and impatient

than sit by a couple and overhear a conversation

between a boy that doesn’t know if he aught to laugh or feel hurt

and his girl, who’s dad disowned him because of his arsenal shirt

that shit’s depressing and besides, my own relationsips a tradgedy

my girlfriends cheating in my dreams and maybe in reality

so stay at home my little friend

you’re the only thing that shines in a tunnel with no lights at the ends

and yeah I know your furs dirty everyday of your life

but the glitz and glamour does nothing but stain you inside

hello I’ve been here watching for some time, for some time

you’re down below you’re living your life on the line, on the line

and although I’m not the first to see

it’s more than obvious to me, that only in the dark are you gonna shine,

gonna shine

I’d hate for you to look back thinking things were so much better only yesterday

I wouldn’t want to be the one that made the whole thing escalate

if I found out that you tried to get to the top and fell

the quest for fame can send even the strongest minded off the rails

I guess I looked at what you’re currently worth and thought «he should have

more»

and assumed that you agreed but couldn’t afford a bigger platform

it dawned on me as I got through the doors of a packed train

you aught to be the one that wasn’t caught up in the rat race

hello I’ve been here watching for some time, for some time

you’re down below you’re living your life on the line, on the line

and although I’m not the first to see

it’s more than obvious to me, that only in the dark are you gonna shine,

gonna shine