I need perspective, 'cos I'm facing the wall
I need perspective, 'cos I'm not that tall
I need perspective, heard the trumpet call
Don't trust my eyes, want to know where things fall

I need perspective, party time for the newly wed
I need perspective, colors ran as the images bled
I need perspective, like confetti on the flower bed
Don't trust my eyes, priest crying he's got fire in his head

Chorus:
Oh Gaia, if that's your name,
Treat you like dirt, but I don't want to blame
Oh Gaia, the wind heals the fire and blows the ash away

I need perspective, sitting in a long, long hall
I need perspective, staring at the white, white wall
I need perspective, waiting for the phone to call
Don't trust my eyes, there's one thing I've got to tell you all

I need perspective, to see through red, red skies
I need perspective, to carry merchandise
I need perspective, I don't trust my eyes

Chorus

I used to be an industrial giant,
Sitting in a garden full of chemical plants
Trying very hard to get you off my mind
Acting like any man, taking you for all I can,
Just the same, the same as all my kind, so blind

I need perspective