"Pretend We're On Fire"

We have seen the future, and it has passed us by.
And you watched it going - until it burned your eyes
and you can think it over about a million times,
all your life

'til heaven and hell burn alike

We thought we'd burn forever, and never turn to ash
now we can find the answers, but no one's going to ask
and we can rake it over, but all the coals are spent.
All your life

if you could believe in it, again

We could pretend that we're on fire, again
Burn twice as bright as normal life
See the glow reflected in imaginary eyes
We can pretend that we're on fire, again
You and I remember what it's like,
And it will never be, again.
But we can pretend

We were so amazing. We knew it in our hearts
And the world was crazy, but we were really smart.
We could see the future was just about to start,
just about

when everything else fell apart

And as it fell around us, we knew that we'd shine through.
We were burning so bright - and everything was fuel.
Every fresh disaster, we'd turn it into light -
until life

diminished. And faded from sight

We could pretend that we're on fire, again
Burn twice as bright as normal life
See the glow reflected in imaginary eyes
We can pretend that we're on fire, again
You and I remember what it's like,
And it will never be, again.
But we can pretend

We were made for greatness. We knew it in our bones
And the world acclaimed us, in ringing golden tones.
All our dues were paid up, we called in all our loans.
It was time

The future would bloom like a rose