Halloween (Outside The Church)

Hi, it's Mark Cohen
Is Alexi there?
No, don't bother her
Just tell her
I'm running a little late for our appointment
Yes, I'm still coming
Yes, I signed the contract
Thanks

How did we get here?
How the hell
Pan left
Close on the steeple of the church

How did I get here?
How the hell
Christmas
Christmas Eve
Last year

How could a night so frozen
Be so scalding hot?
How can a morning this mild be so raw?

Why are entire years strewn
On the cutting-room floor of memory
When single frames from one magic night
Forever flicker in close-up
On the 3-D Imax of my mind

That's poetic
That's pathetic

Why did Mimi knock on Roger's door
And Collins choose that phone booth
Back where Angel set up his drums?
Why did Maureen's equipment break down?

Why am I the witness?
And when I capture it on film
Will it mean that it's the end
And I'm alone?