Trellick Tower

You propelled yourself into the arms of God

And Christ, and all the angels

Now you're high above the people

Who you used to call your equals

I will stay behind and live this life

You left me as a witness

Who can tidy up your business

And record that someone lived here

In the shade of Trellick Tower

In those days of living gently

Something holy used to love me

Something holy used to touch me

Then he heard the voice I couldn't hear

He's gone to where it sent him

And now I'm praying for this pain to clear

He's waiting on ascension

And now I'm praying but there's still no change

You're high as Trellick Tower

Throw your hair down, won't you let me

Spend my life trying to climb you?

And, praying 'til my knees don't fold

Praying 'til my hands don't close

Praying 'til my fingers glow

And you've propelled yourself into the arms of God

And Christ, and all the saints

Now I've been walking through our house

Like separation made it sacred

I've been burying the books you left

I treat them like they're ancient

And I think relics ache for when the saint had breath

They miss the thing that changed them

And I'm a relic, and you're so, so high

You're high as Trellick Tower

Throw your hair down, won't you let me

Spend my life trying to climb you?

And, praying 'til my knees don't fold

Praying 'til my hands don't close

Praying 'til my fingers glow

And, in the shade of Trellick Tower

I spent a while trying to keep you

Tell all the people moving on, hey -

Hey, something holy used to live here

Now I'm a relic of a life gone by

Kneeling to address the sky

And I'll keep praying 'til the binds untie

Praying, but I don't know why

Oh, pray until the language dies

Praying 'cause you're so, so high

Can I spend my life trying to climb you?