A hundred rooftops stretch Across a crowded skyline in relentless melt The smog and cigarettes Poisoning the well for those below alone ♪ You beautiful young soul I bend to you forever and I trust in you I lose all self-control Lay the nest with feathers, wave goodbye to youth (Love in the past tense) ♪ Falling back to earth We get what we deserve Strength to split the sky What is born will die In time Love in the past tense ♪ We always end up here (we always end up here) Where nothing feels the same and all our dreams capsize We ran out of ideas (we ran out of ideas) And hold each other's promise for one final time (Love in the past tense) Falling back to earth We get what we deserve Strength to split the sky What is born will die In time Love in the past tense ♪ (Love in the past tense) ♪ (Love in the past tense, love in the past tense) ♪ (Love in the past tense)