Edison Girls

In the time of the Edison girls

I was listening to every word

There was something happening

Dressed in clothes that my family wore

Left the world by which they all swore

But stop before you say you will

Cause we know that you never will

It's just a lie

And there's a tightrope running through the living room

And there's a sidewalk made of gas

And there's a light bulb broken at the bottom of the swimming pool

And there's a reason why I'm gone

You can leave my name out of your book

With the doctors, forefathers and crooks who invented history

Who'll invent the time machine?

But for now I'm just hanging around

Dream my dreams in cylindrical sound

But stop before you say you will

Cause we know that you never will

It's just a line

And there's a tightrope running through the living room

And there's a restaurant on fire

You're like a cyclone blowing through everyone you knew

And there's a reason for it now.