Faust, Midas, And Myself

This one's about a dream
I had last night
How an old man tracked me home
And stepped inside
Put his foot inside the door
And gave a crooked smile
Something in his eyes
Something in his laugh
Something in his voice
That made my skin crawl off

Said I've seen you before
I know your name
How you can have your pick
Of pretty things
You could have it all
Everything at once
Everything you've seen
Everything you need
Everything you've ever had in fantasies

You've one life
You've one life
One life left to lead

I woke up from my dream
As a golden man
With a girl I've never seen
With golden skin
I jumped to my feet
She asked me what was wrong
I began to scream
I don't think this is me
Is this just a dream
Or really happening?

You've one life
You've one life
One life left to lead

What direction?
What direction?
I'm splitting up!
I'm splitting up!
This is my personal disaffection

What direction?
What direction?
What direction now?

I looked outside the glass
At golden shores
Golden ships and golden masts
With golden cords
As my reflection passed
I hated what I saw
The golden eyes were dead
A thought passed through my head
A heart's that's made of gold can't really beat at all

I wanted to wake up again
I wanted to wake up again
Without a touch of gold
Without a touch of gold

What direction?
What direction?
What direction?
What direction?
Life begins at the intersection
What direction?
What direction?

I woke up as before
But the gold was gone
My wife was at the door
With a night robe on
My heart beat once or twice
And life flooded my veins
Everything had changed
My lungs have found their voice
And what was once routine
Was now the perfect joy

You've one life
You've one life
One life left to lead


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Yet another song by Switchfoot - "Faust, Midas, And Myself" from their album Oh! Gravity.