Get in line against the wall I've heard enough from your black tongue Whichever way I turn around I'm taunted by a voice on the ground There's already miles to go I've got nothing left here to hold Got so many footsteps to go Heavy from the burden that I chose Hanging on a tightwire Hanging on a tightwire Tied up in this quiet trial Hanging on a tightwire Keep your eyes on everyone Two false moves, blink and it's gone Nothing waits for you to start No time to mend a fractured heart It was over hours ago There is nothing left to unfold It was finished so long ago Weighed down by the story I was told Hanging on a tightwire Hanging on a tightwire Tied up in this quiet trial Hanging on a tightwire Hanging on a tightwire Hanging on a tightwire Tied up in this quiet trial Hanging on a tightwire Hanging on a tightwire Hanging on a tightwire Tied up in this quiet trial Hanging on a tightwire