Running all around Looking at the things That I seem to see That are filling me with wonder And the other night When you were just a flower And there was a snowstorm Right inside the bedroom I became a bee You became a scarecrow And we had some trouble 'Cause we took a light bulb Tried to turn it on To illuminate the problem But it took the darkness And it made it double I looked up in the sun 'Cause I thought I saw a light there Up in the air I know it was a rose Still it was a nightmare Up in the air Platinum leaves Spinning in the syrup Shadows on a sandpaper wall In a dust storm And I got a mothball Hanging from a candlewick And a pair of cats eyes And I got a nightstick Everywhere I look I think I see a shadow Everywhere I step Is looking like dumb luck If I had a wish I'd wish I was a caveman Then I could fly like a goldfish in quicksand I looked up in the sun 'Cause I thought I saw a light there Up in the air I know it was a rose Still it was a nightmare Up in the air Little black tinman A fist full of powder Melting like a sugartree Standing in a rainstorm If I had a lie I'd give it wings And if I had a wish I'd wish for everything I looked up in the sun 'Cause I thought I saw a light there Up in the air I know it was a rose Still it was a nightmare Up in the air