down a corduroy road Weeds standing shoulder high Ferris wheel is rusting off in the distance At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth
He walks the stairs and stands at the door. Bottle in his right, Fist in his left clenched tight. He's already trampled over his wife. The beginning of
What have I gained By giving the world my everything? It's never been such a struggle To regress to what I was yesterday. But today, I seem so far away
Every breath I take recalls the wretch I once was, The wretch I remain. Fueled by hatred, by greed. The inability to love a world that lets me down.
When will we, When will we surrender? When will we strive for what is good and not for what man has created? When will we no longer trample the poor,
It's so hard to make an effort, To keep my surroundings in line. When sometimes, I can't do it for myself. I confess: I'm not the man I proclaim. My feet
We are tattered men. Nothing but mirrors of the walls we've built. I've built a high gate and I've invited destruction. Bruised and broken by my self-
The night, The night is darkest just before dawn, just before dawn. So we search for brighter days. Trudging through fields of deceit. This will be
The sun rises and the sun sets And hurries back to where it rises. Wind to the south, and wind to the north. Ever returning, returning on its course.
(Instrumental)
You are my everything. You are my everything.
Why am I wasting my time pleasing people around me? I'm sick of waiting around for nothing, for nothing. Why am I wasting my time? I will not build
Looking now with new sight, new sight to see it all. A void with the cruelest intentions. Why aren't we taking what is ours? Hours of time and devotion
My life leaks away, Groan by groan. My years are fading in sighs. I am growing weary, I am growing weary. They want to blot me from their memory, Forget
Übersetzung: Tragically Hip. At The Hundredth Meridian.
down a corduroy road, Weeds standing shoulder high Ferris wheel is rusting off in the distance [Chorus] At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth meridian At the hundredth
