[Intro] [Verse 1] As he walks along the gorge’s edge He meets a sense of yesteryear A window in the bank above his head Reveals his home amidst the streets [Pre-Chorus 1] Subway sounds the sounds of complaint The smell of acid on his gun of paint As it carves out anger in a blood-red band Destroyed tomorrow by an unknown hand My home [Chorus 1] Is this the way out from the endless scene? Or just an entrance to another dream? And the light dies down on Broadway [Verse 2] But as the skylight beckons him to leave He hears a scream from far below Within the raging water writhes the form Of brother John he cries for help [Pre-Chorus 2] The gate is fading now but open wide But John is drowning I must decide Between the freedom I had in the rat-race Or to stay forever in this forsaken place Hey John!! [Chorus 2] He makes for the river and the gate is gone Back to the void where it came from And the light dies down on Broadway [Outro] (fade out)