Escape From New York (Acoustic Version)-Fred Lonberg-Holm/Megan Reilly/Nora O'Connor/Chris Mills

[ti:Escape From New York (Acoustic Version)] [ar:Fred Lonberg-Holm/Megan Reilly/Nora O'Connor/Chris Mills] [al:Wall To Wall Sessions: Acoustic Outtakes and Alternates] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Escape From New York (Acoustic Version) - Fred Lonberg-Holm/Megan Reilly/Nora O'Connor/Chris Mills [00:00.34]Stars are falling from the sky [00:03.66] [00:04.71]And virgins all from the parapet [00:07.98] [00:09.48]With arms outstretched they have leapt [00:12.12]They are tired of waiting [00:14.62] [00:17.89]For a groom they know will never come [00:21.33] [00:22.02]Now that the King of Kings [00:23.38]Has gone out of his head [00:25.55] [00:27.20]He's whispering to fools in their beds [00:30.42]And giving them the power [00:32.58] [00:35.82]And it's late but it's not too late [00:39.51] [00:41.77]We can still make our escape [00:44.82] [00:45.65]I've tunneled beneath the subway line [00:49.00] [00:49.86]So take a last look from [00:51.94]The corner of your eye [00:54.08]At the city lights all fading [00:57.13] [01:04.06]Now that the sky has [01:05.31]Come crashing to the ground [01:07.94] [01:08.78]And we've played back all [01:10.27]The black boxes we found [01:12.69] [01:13.64]On the corner kids are moving to the sound [01:17.40]Of history repeating [01:19.50] [01:22.46]So say goodbye to all [01:24.49]That you love best [01:26.93]And hope we find it all again [01:29.18]Somewhere out west [01:31.47]For in these skyscrapers united we will stand [01:35.48]Only in our isolation [01:38.02] [01:41.49]And I'm high [01:42.95]But I'm not that high [01:45.29] [01:46.54]If we had a car [01:47.99]I think I could still drive [01:50.67] [01:51.83]From here to the Berlin Wall [01:55.45]Or the bottom of the ocean [01:57.85] [02:19.59]And it's late but it's not too late [02:23.33] [02:25.80]We can still make our escape [02:29.31]And though it's sad it's not that sad [02:33.51] [02:34.03]For soon the memories [02:35.86]Of the hard times that we've had [02:38.62]Will be like city lights all fading