Another Universe

[Verse 1] I was feeling so mortal Legends were lined by my side The world was standing on its head My senses had forsaken me And I saw through a million eyes And I saw them waiting for me Their lashes painted black Their eyes were like a crucifix Their lips were as pink as Cadillacs [Verse 2] I was feeling like an angel My madman was waiting in the wings Just to hear his cue Then I felt just like the devil's son Wasted, wounded, on the run Then I felt just like me and you And I saw them surrounding me With mirrors and rose-tinted bones Wearing only a lion's mane One hand on the golden horn And one hand on the telephone [Chorus] And it's a strange way down From the cradle to the hearse Take me back or put me in reverse 'Cos you'll never be the last one And you'll never be the first Maybe we'll all meet again In another universe [Verse 3] Oh and then I was a titan A hero of the silver screen Just waiting for my bell And then I was a troubadour Wailing waif the girls adore Then I was the hounds of hell And I heard them blowing kisses From within their satin sheets Where their bodies lay Like arrows and bows Boys falling at their feet [Chorus] [Bridge] I'm son of the richest man The sister of an outcast Oh today I'm in the future Tomorrow I'll be in the past I'm daughter of a daydream The brother of a madman I've changed my name so often I'm beginning not to care [Verse 4] Now I feel my powers fading As the blueprints and diagrams And history books hold me to their hip And my limbs start trembling As my vision starts fading And my spirit starts to slip And I see them wave goodbye Their left hand was casting a curse While singing songs of paradise From another universe