Once

[Verse 1]

Once I was a man

Stronger than the shelf

Once there was a plan

But one can never tell

Once a mother's gone

The children raise themselves

[Verse 2]

Once I was alive

Breathing in the air

Now the more I lie

The less I lose my hair

Now the road is wide

Now the people stare

Waiting open-eyed

For once a meaning there

[Verse 3]

For one can see the light

Underneath the bed

For months there at a time

Believing every thread

And months would flutter by

And fears would all have fled

And it'll all be fine

At least that's what you said

Whoa

[Verse 4]

I want to buy a house

I want to make a stand

I want to love a girl

I want to love a man

I want to kill the past

I want to stop the sand

I want another chance

But one is all you have

[Verse 5]

But if once more I could feel

What I felt before

I'd hold it like it's real

I'd never let it fall

I'd blow up every bridge

I'd build up every wall

And nothing could get in

But nothing could be born

Whoa

Whoa

[Verse 6]

And everything looks nice

Nothing is unwell

But once the fruit of God

Forever live in hell

And once you choose a side

There's nothing left to win

And once a lover dies

You never love again