Album: Prospekt's March EP (2008)

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• Scared of losing all the time
  He wrote it in a letter
  He was a friend of mine
  He heard you could see your future
  Inside a glass of water
  With ripples and the rhymes
  He asked, "Will I see heaven in mine?"
  
  That is just the way it was
  And nothing could be better
  And nothing ever was
  Oh, they say you can see your future
  Inside a glass of water
  With riddles and the rhymes
  Will I see heaven in mine?
  Oh, oh, oh, ah
  
  Son
  Don't ask
  Neither how full nor empty is your glass
  Cling
  To the mast
  Spend your whole life living in the past
  Going nowhere fast
  
  So he wrote it on a wall
  The hollowest of halos
  Is no halo at all
  Televisions selling plastic figurines of leaders
  Saying nothing at all
  And you chime
  Stars in heaven align
  Oh, oh, oh, ah
  
  Son
  Don't ask
  Neither how full nor empty is your glass
  Cling
  To the mast
  Spend your whole life living in the past
  Going nowhere fast
  
  What are we drinking when we're done?
  Glasses of water Writer/s: Christopher Anthony John Martin, Guy Rupert Berryman, Jonathan Mark Buckland, William Champion
  Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

• Nwi-ue from Niger DeltaIt's hard to discuss this song without using the words "great", "great"..
  Succinctly tells a story of a "son" who, scared of losing all the time, wonders what he'd see in his future, and probably an older person advising him on how to go about living.
  A great piece of art, really. Great beats too. Timeless, too.
  Interesting in several ways: able to evoke a childlike experience; then the question about "heaven" would appeal to Christians in particular.
  It's all just beautifully composed and performed.
• T@w1nder from Zimbabwe..spend your whole life living..
  
• Susan from Airdrie, -This is a wonderful song. Not only the meaning, which hit me just now after listening to it umpteen times (I'm a little slow), but the music itself. It sounds BIG, meant for a stadium. Love the way it begins and then BOOM! It's almost a religious experience. I love Coldplay!
• Kaley from Calgary, Abi think this song is just kind of about living life to the fullest, and living in the moment, not in the past. i think it's a really great song, and the reference to the 'glass of water' is really smart :)
• Godwin from Masvingo, ZimbabweGreat song thats all i can say. Great lyrics. It feels great being the first to comment on the song on this site

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