Somebody help me I think I'm going mad
There's got to be a reason for the troubles we've had
And it's got nothing to do with me and nothing to do with you
But everything in the world to do with what we've been through

Life is a tag on a foot being wheeled away
And I can't help but think about it everyday
Through all my trials and tribulations
Hospital beds and paid vacations
I thought I'd seen it all

Superman died in his sleep
So who will defend these city streets
I don't know, I just couldn't say
How babylon could fade into this darker shade

I got my wings in a plastic bag
And my frequent flyer miles next to my notepad
So don't you get yourself caught up in the machinery
Just sit on back and take in the greenery

Believe it true under sunlights moon
We breathed a gentle fury
With smoke rising blue and our thoughts entombed
We inhale the fires flurry

Superman died in his sleep
So who will defend these city streets
I don't know, I just couldn't say
How babylon could fade to darker shade
Into what it is that we have today

Superman died in his sleep
So who will defend these city streets
I don't know, I just couldn't say
How babylon could fade into this darker shade