A crooked chimney standing in the middle of a field
Once surrounded by the walls of work
By laughter and by love, the sound of children playing
And the sound of people saying, I love you, yeah youA crooked tree stands naked near the center of the field
Barely rooted in the browns and grays of Earth
That once was green, a place long since forgotten
In a world of yesterday except by me, yeah meAnd oh, whose plan was this anyway
And I never thought he would want it to be that wayIt once was beautiful, right here
It still is beautiful, in here
You once were beautiful, I hear
I hear it can be beautiful, just rememberA twisted little image in your perfect little world
Of the chapter where it'd all begun
About a song already sung, burnt around the edges
Nearly faded, nearly gone, even you, yeah youA shiny building standing in the center of today
Where indifferent people go to work
Go about their pay, knowing they've forgotten
In a most convenient way, yesterday awayAnd oh, whose plan was this anyway
And I never thought he would want it to be that wayIt once was beautiful, right here
It still is beautiful, in here
You once were beautiful, I hear
I hear it can be beautiful, just rememberAnd oh, whose plan was this anyway
And I never thought he would want it to be that wayIt once was beautiful, right here
It still is beautiful, in here
You once were beautiful, I hear
I hear it can be beautiful, just rememberIt once was beautiful, right here
It still is beautiful, in here
You once were beautiful, I hear
I hear it can be beautiful, just remember, oh yeah