Intro: x 4 A crooked chimney standing in the middle of a field Once surrounded by the walls of work By laughter and by love The sound of children playing And the sound of people saying I love you--yeah you A crooked tree stands naked near the center of the field Barely rooted in the browns and greys Of earth that once was green A place long since forgotten In a world of yesterday Except by me--yeah me (Pre-Chorus) And Oh--whose plan was this anyway And I never thought He would want it to be that way (Chorus) It once was beautiful--Right Here It still is beautiful--In Here You once were beautiful--I hear I hear it can be beautiful Just remember A twisted little image in your perfect little world Of the chapter where it'd all begun About a song already sung Burnt around the edges Nearly faded--nearly gone Even you--yeah you A shiny building standing in the center of today Where indifferent people go to work Go about their pay Knowing they've forgotten In a most convenient way Yesterday--away (Pre-chorus) (Chorus) (Pre-chorus) (Chorus-Chorus)