The Speed of Normal — текст песни (John Wesley Harding)

Ive lived my life backwards

Or heaven knows Ive tried

Hope I find my perfection before I die

Maybe once we were fantastic

Maybe once we were divine

Now were flailing in the wake

Of progress passing by

At the speed of normal





Ever since you were the baby

Youve been trying to grow up

But thats nothing that a therapist can cure

Theres an unconfirmed report

Or could it be a cruel hoax

That death is just the punchline

To a tall tale told

At the speed of normal





So for everyone whos anyone

And you know who you are

Hope you dont drop behind in the hundred yards war

The winners and the losers

Overtaken in the end

By their very shadows

Taking the last bend

At the speed of normal