Tell me, what kind of tall tale is this
A story of sorrow, boredom, or bliss
A slowly burning string i wove from the abyss
The angel and the devil sit down to reminisce
Let me alone, i'll write my own story
Chisel in the stone, i'll seize my own glory
Writing on my own with no a priori
The angel answers the phone (lights, camera, action)
Rising with the velvet curtain draped across my stage
As i open my book and turn to the very first page
For torrents of rain and the blazing sunlight
You know they can't stop us, 'cause we'll be all right
The valleys and oceans, cliffs and rivers
Can make these losers into winners
Let's hold hands together and shout out loud
Oh, i am alive right here right now
There's no place i'd rather be instead
The story doesn't end
Tell me, what kind of contest of fools
The spinning of stories from hay to gold spools
The bell tolls for thee, the vampire drools
The angel and the devil, writing their own rules
I'm not here for gold, i'll aim so much higher
Truth will be told, i know my own liar
Freezing in the cold, i'll light my own fire
The devil puts the phone on hold (ready, set, go)
I see the checkered black and white flag fluttering in the air
Flooring the pedal, knowing that i'm almost there
For torrents of rain and the blazing sunlight
You know they can't stop us, 'cause we'll be all right
The valleys and oceans, cliffs and rivers
Can make these losers into winners
Until every tree has been turned into a book
Until the day we run out of places to look
Until civilization ends in fire
Let's live and love as we desire
For nothing at all will last forever
Unless we can stick it out together
No better thing that i could ask for
The angel and devil on the dance floor
Let's hold hands together and shout out loud
Oh, i am alive right here right now
There's no place i'd rather be instead
The story doesn't end