All the stores have long since shut Broken windows boarded up Never had the heart to tear it down To tear it down Everything is laid out wide And I've got nothing left but time To think that such a day would once terrify I can't believe it now Time gives all that it takes Time leaves nothing in its wake And I am ready for what comes after For what comes after All the clouds have passed away And I can only see the light of day I never thought such clarity Would come my way (ch) Still waiting for the morning to call my name Still waiting for the light on the windowpane Still waiting for the sun But it never comes It's impossible to forget Until the day that there's finally nothing left But where nothing lies, anything can rise And be torn down