Meanwhile back in the year one
When you belonged to no one
You didn't stand a chance, son
If your pants were undone'Cause you were bred for humanity and sold to society
One day you'll wake up in the present day
A million generations removed from expectations
Of being who you really want to beSkating away
Skating away
Skating away
On the thin ice of the new daySo as you push off from the shore
Won't you turn your head once more
And make your peace with everyone?For those who choose to stay
Will live just one more day
To do the things they should have doneAnd as you cross the wilderness
Spinning in your emptiness
You feel you have to prayLooking for a sign
That the Universal Minds
Has written you into the Passion PlaySkating away
Skating away
Skating away
On the thin ice of the new dayAnd as you cross the circle line
Well, the ice-wall creaks behind
You're a rabbit on the runAnd the silver splinters fly
In the corner of your eye
Shining in the setting sunWell, do you ever get the feeling
That the story's too damn real
And in the present tense?Or that everybody's on the stage
And it seems like you're the only person
Sitting in the audience?Skating away
Skating away
Skating away
On the thin ice of the new daySkating away
Skating away
Skating away
Songwriters
IAN ANDERSONPublished by
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