Gateway to the Stars

His friends all hate him and he has to tip-toe 'round their feelings
They’re cold and distant cause he’s overwhelmed with other dealings
They’re just confused because they can’t believe he could be leaving
That was all yesterday
It’s no big deal it’s not like she hasn’t been through this often
Too much to do always driving her to an early coffin
But she thought in time that the pressures of her youth would soften
That was all yesterday
Bah ba buh bah baah
The past will kill you if you let it
Bah ba buh bah baah
The past will kill you anyway
And if all our friends forgot us,
Would we cease to exist?
Would the devil make an offer that we couldn’t resist?
If you can’t release the past,
It’s like a chain across the gateway to the stars
There’s your offer of assistance and I thank you for that
There’s a woman taking bets that it’s all gonna fall flat
If you can’t release the past,
It’s like a chain across the gateway to the stars
Everything that he’s worked for suddenly’s of no importance
What lies behind that door present saw hole new set of choices
Now the libretto’s changed it’s sung in many different voices
That was all yesterday
Bah ba buh bah baah
The past will kill you if you let it
Bah ba buh bah baah
The past will kill you anyway
Is it even me that’s thinking this and talking this way?
Or is some cosmic ventriloquist just having his say?
If you can’t release the past,
It’s like a chain across the gateway to the stars
Though we won’t give up resisting,
It ain’t gonna be fun
‘Cause the puppet master’s fist is up inside everyone
If you can’t release the past,
It’s like a chain across the gateway to the stars
And if all our friends forgot us,
Would we cease to exist?
Would the devil make an offer that we couldn’t resist?
If you can’t release the past,
It’s like a chain across the gateway to the stars
Though we won’t give up resistance,
It’s not gonna be fun
‘Cause the puppet master’s fist is up inside everyone
If you can’t release the past,
It’s like a chain across the gateway to the stars