Faust, Midas, And Myself - Switchfoot

This one’s about a dream I had last night

How an old man tracked me home and stepped inside

Put his foot inside the door and gave a crooked smile

Something in his eyes, something in his laugh

Something in his voice that made my skin crawl off

He said, «I've seen you here before

I know your name

Yeah, you could have your pick of pretty things

You could have it all, everything at once

Everything you’ve seen

Everything you’ll need

Everything you’ve ever had in fantasies»

You’ve one life, you’ve one life

You’ve one life left to leave

You’ve one life, you’ve one life

You’ve one life left to leave

I woke up from my dream as a golden man

With a girl I’ve never seen with golden skin

I jumped up to my feet, and she asked me what was wrong

And I began to scream, «I don’t think this is me

Is this just a dream or really happening?»

You’ve one life, you’ve one life

You’ve one life left to leave

You’ve one life, you’ve one life

You’ve one life left to leave

What direction, what direction?

What direction, what direction?

I’m splitting up, I’m splitting up

This is my personal disaffection

What direction, what direction?

What direction now?

I looked outside the glass at golden shores

Golden ships and masts with golden cords

As my reflection passed, I hated what I saw

My golden eyes were dead

And a thought passed through my head

A heart that’s made of gold can’t really beat at all

I wanted to wake up again

I wanted to wake up again without a touch of gold

Without a touch of gold

What direction, what direction, what direction?

What direction, what direction, what direction?

Death or action

Life begins at the intersection

What direction, what direction?

What direction now?

I woke up as before, but the gold was gone

My wife was at the door with her night robe on

My heart beat once or twice, and life flooded my veins

Everything had changed

My lungs had found their voice

And what was once routine was now the perfect joy

You’ve one life, you’ve one life

You’ve one life left to lead

You’ve one life, you’ve one life

You’ve one life left to lead