If I leave before the Raven Just before the empire falls We might find the occasion To dance upon those city walls Just imagine if each line you drew Was directed by you And imagine that each cup you filled Was a moment meant for you And illuminated red And illuminated white instead Like a red sock burning through my table Lying in my bed If I wake before they close up Just before the washing's done I can watch my warm socks spinning And write a song to strike you dumb Just imagine if each word We said was collected in a bag And imagine if your mouth on mine Could bring all those atoms back And imagine lions and geese in here And imagine cars and trains And imagine perfect sleep in here From the tire tracks in your brain And illuminated red And illuminated red instead Like a white sun burning through my TV Lying in my bed