Keith Emerson - The Art of Falling Down lyrics

Falling Down... Well, you can jump the guns and corners To save your place It'll never hide the guilt that's on your face And you can duck and dodge and scramble And make that sound It'll never match the art of falling down Wishing it away will call them all to stay Well, you blame the slings and arrows That curse this fate And it still won't shave the cost of coming late Never a clean escape Becoming what you hate And you can justify the cause and nail across to it But you need to get lost to get you found And it's a long drink of faith 'till you believe it And you come across the art of falling down Turning it away invites them all to stay You can light yourself a candle to ease your pain It'll never find the song to sing your name Ain't it a burning shame Enough to drive you sane Chasing it away will call them back to play You can fly your righteous angels On a golden chain But it's a harder fall than landing on your blade And you can call it by it's name and put an end to it But it'll never change the art of falling down Falling Down...