Time - passing by in spite of me
I've done nothing
But sit here all day
High - on a hill
All the color
Of autumn below
Clouds - casting shadows on the trees
Then the sun breaks through
Warming my skin
I'm home once again

Winds- run their fingers through my hair
And they whisper
Of things that are gone
Now - I am here
Freeze this moment
And let me remain
Here - far above the crush of life
Thoughts come clearly
To me once again
Then I descend

Another day
Another line on the wall
I swear sometimes
I'd do anything at all
To be free of this endlessly dragging my feet

I close my eyes
Hiding myself in a scene from my memory
Though I've tried
I cannot find peace of mind has eluded me
Time does fly
Away from that hill and that moment of clarity

This nine-to-five
Drives me out of mind
I've always been
Somewhat frightened I'll find
If I turn around fast enough people are laughing

I close my eyes
Hiding myself in a scene from my memory
Though I've tried
I cannot find peace of mind has eluded me
Time does fly
Away from that hill and that moment of clarity

Another day
Another line on the wall…

Credits:

Todd Evans - Vocal, Guitar, Keyboard, Engineer, Producer
William Maxwell - Bass, Drums, Keyboard

Lines On The Wall began its life as a concept. I had fallen in love with a Gypsy Kings song called Montaña. Every time I hear it my spirit lifts. I wanted to write something that might have a similar effect.

The first line in the lyric reflects my mood that day. I was feeling a distinct lack of purpose because I had no work and, I thought, little inspiration. It seemed that I was standing still while the world passed by before me.

I just kept coming up with new sections of music which were progressing further and further away from the opening section. I began to think maybe I should write two songs since I really liked all of the parts and didn't want to just waste them on a single song! Then I hit on the idea of splitting the song into two very distinct sections. I have to admit that part of why I liked this idea so much was that I didn't have to figure out a way to return to the first section of the song. Musically I had strayed so far that I just couldn't think of a way to complete the cycle. In the end I was very happy with the song and the sort of before and after story of the lyrics. I was able to refer to the first half of the song in the lyric when the character mentions "Time does fly away from that hill and that moment of clarity"