The New Pornographers - Wide Eyes Lyrics
Overlooking the canyon,Right from where I'm standing,I swear I see my former glory still burningIt had every intent of returningThere's years to planning and landingTo prepare for jumping the canyonIt’s not the death-defying, or cheering,It’s the thrill of clearing, barely clearingAnd if you see no hope for meI still see hope for youIn the high rise of the morningThe exception that proves my ruleStill I'm tying up loose endsI'm tying them to a chance to defy themTo protect and hide them, untie themThese are not the ones you want to untie themAnd now I'm jumping the canyonAfter years of planning and planningIt's the monumental challenge of feelingThat you must fight before you start freewheelingAnd if I see no hope for meI still see hope for youIn the wide eyes of the morningThe exception that proves my ruleAnd if I see no hope for meI still see hope for youIn the high rise of the morningThe exception that proves my ruleProves my rule