Stay (Faraway, So Close!)

Green light, Seven Eleven,
You stop in for a pack of cigarettes.
You don't smoke, don't even want to.
Hey now, check your change.
Dressed up like a car crash
Your wheels are turnin' but you're upside down.
You say when he hits you, you don't mind
Because when he hurts you, you feel alive.
Oh, is that what it is?

Red lights, grey morning
You stumble out of a hole in the ground.
A vampire or a victim
It depends on who's around.
You used to stay in to watch the adverts
You could lip synch. to the talk shows.
And if you look, you look through me
And when you talk, you talk at me
And when I touch you, you don't feel a thing.

If I could stay, then the night would give you up.
Stay, and the day would keep its trust.
Stay, and the night would be enough.

Faraway, so close
Up with the static and the radio.
With satellite television
You can go anywhere:
Miami, New Orleans
London, Belfast and Berlin.

And, if you listen, I can't call.
And, if you jump, you just might fall.
And, if you shout, I'll only hear you.

If I could stay, then the night would give you up.
Stay, and the day would keep its trust.
Stay with the demons you drowned.
Stay with the spirit I found.
Stay, and the night would be enough.

Three o'clock in the morning
It's quiet, there's no one around,
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel runs to ground.
Just the bang and the clatter
As an angel hits the ground.

Found on these albums
performed at these shows
Nov
13
2018
Berlin, , DE
Mercedes-Benz Arena
Oct
16
2018
Milan, , IT
Mediolanum Forum
Oct
15
2018
Milan, , IT
Mediolanum Forum
Oct
12
2018
Milan, , IT
Mediolanum Forum
Oct
11
2018
Milan, , IT
Mediolanum Forum
Oct
04
2018
Hamburg, , DE
Barclaycard Arena
Oct
03
2018
Hamburg, , DE
Barclaycard Arena
Jul
30
2011
Moncton, NB, CA
Magnetic Hill Music Festival
Jul
14
2011
Philadelphia, PA, US
Lincoln Financial Field
Jul
08
2011
Montreal, QC, CA
Montreal Hippodrome
Jun
07
2011
Oakland, CA, US
overstock.com Coliseum
Jun
01
2011
Edmonton, AB, CA
Commonwealth Stadium
Jul
17
2001
Paris, , FR
AccorHotels Arena
Jun
21
2001
E. Rutherford, , US
Continental Airlines Arena
Jun
03
2001
Hartford, CT, US
Hartford Civic Center
May
30
2001
Detroit, MI, US
Palace of Auburn Hills
Apr
28
2001
Phoenix, AZ, US
America West Arena
Apr
26
2001
Anaheim, CA, US
The Arrowhead Pond
Apr
23
2001
Anaheim, CA, US
The Arrowhead Pond
Dec
04
1993
Auckland, , NZ
Western Springs Stadium Auckland
Nov
27
1993
Sydney, NSW, AU
Sydney Football Stadium
Nov
26
1993
Sydney, NSW, AU
Sydney Football Stadium
Aug
24
1993
Cork, , IE
Pairc Ui Chaoimh