It's a schoolyard, in the flush of youth Singing songs about forever, knowing nothing of the truth Isolation from the ravages of time If only for a moment, we're immortal and sublime It's a fanfare, as we take to the air tonight But as time stares it betrays and impairs the sight Dreams are what we're born with... As the clock chimes on a english tow It's 9:00 am and springtime, with the blossom all around It's a dreamlike suburbia that frowns To the fragile and the friendless, it's the emperor's new gown It's a lion's lair: To the souls who prepare to die It's a nightmare, on the face of despair tonight Pieces that we're torn in... As the breeze cools on the L.A beat 2:00 am is falling, from the clubs onto the streets And the cold air cuts deep as any knife The incision in the silence brings another world to life It's a mind-game, when the pressures we crave arrive But the lies fade, the celebrity fame device Made in California There's a madness to the rush hour street In Tokyo, it's 6:00 pm, for the bullet train elite For a time there the city comes alive Never stopping for a moment, the unstoppable design While in Times Square they can sleep unaware tonight Synchronised there, and all over this world of light Passing in a heartbeat Baby, somewhere in the world outside Where the tired eyes are sleeping And the shadows yearn for light Where the kings lie with the ragged human tide Knowin' everyone is equal For our lives are synchronised... For our lives are synchronised...