"the moon and the seven seas" lyrics

All alone and thinking out on the fire escape
Rather like a squatter in a candle fire
While all the dusty records burn their tunes away
The firefighters hold the trampoline higher

But meanwhile in some harbor, the merchants fight themselves
While the pilots all draw straws on the wing
The artists climb the girders with paint cans alight
Knowing full well of the silencing

But then the moon takes her lovers, and the lovers agree
To sacrifice her out on the seven seas
Folks came from all over with flowers and wreaths
And not much was made of sworn enemies

The birds wind their way through skyscrapers ravine
Losing their prey in the steam of the city street
The hunters tie their laces in the revolving door
What time has held, he's refused to keep

And then the moon takes her lovers, and the lovers agree
To sacrifice her out on the seven seas
Folks came from all over with flowers and wreaths
And not much was made of sworn enemies

So I beg to differ, I beg to see
The difference between you and me
If I bring you your coffee, and you bring me my tea
Can I still swear that you're my sworn enemy

Yeah, the moon takes her lovers, and the lovers agree
To sacrifice her out on the seven seas
Folks came from all over with flowers and wreaths
And not much was made of sworn enemies
No, not much was made of sworn enemies
Oh, can I still be your sworn enemy