Carefully cut the wire and wait
Life is a series of narrow escapes

A chain reaction
A loose thread that we must pull

The birth of religion
In the challenge unknown

But all desperation leads to a fork in the road
We live for understanding
Or for control

So very carefully we'll cut the wire and wait

With one eye closed
We'll draw back

Catch our breath and let go
Time is the string in between
The arrow and the bow
If there's one thing we've learned
As our pulse returns
Timing is everything

If life is a series of narrow escapes
We're shifting our weight
In this tightrope ballet

We're down to the wire