"This magic moment" Just lost its tune and got tossed in the din A kiss turns cutting And an empty lie will be washed out in gin Drowning hightide, tread for absolution Waiting in vain for the deal we bought The promise made was the one solution But the change for naught is the thing we got Revelry meetings A pact for fools with the honor of whores With backs now turning The toasting glass is swept on the floor Drowning hightide, tread for absolution Waiting in vain for the deal we bought The promise made was the one solution But the change for naught is the thing we got Desperate tries at closing time As filament fires Light the liars and turn my sight From faces to the floor Desperate guile in pleading lines Words crossed like wire Catch myself and cede the night Falling out the door Drowning hightide, tread for absolution Waiting in vain for the deal we bought The promise made was the one solution But the change for naught is the thing we got