It started out just as a trip
You said that we'd make a day of it
Followed you downtown to the fountain
And then the maze
Through the courtyard
Tell me all about your queen of hearts
Her house of cards
Tall as a mountain

And even though it only went on for hours
And it felt like it went on for days
I can recognize the symptoms
I'm giving all my powers away

Back on the train under the street
300 feet of solid concrete
our getaway quick and elusive
You wonder of what might have been
All of the loves you didn't let in
Some kinda club oddly exclusive

You build up your defenses like towers
So no one ever gets the chance to play
I can recognize the symptoms
I'm giving all my powers away

The dusk came, then the twilight
Our faces lit by some fireflies
We said our goodbyes
And made our exits

As for the brief glimmering hope
That we were sailing in the same boat
We'll never know
If we connected

And I haven't got the heart to tell you
It never gets easier to say
I can recognize the symptoms
I'm giving all my powers away