D                 A             G
Carefully cut the wire and wait.
D                   A               G
Life is a series of narrow escapes.

[Verse 1]
           D
A chain reaction,
                    G
A loose thread that we must pull.
                 D
The birth of religion
                                G
In the challenge of the unknown.


[Pre-chorus]
    D
But all desperation
               G
Leads to a fork in the road -
   A
We live for understanding
     D
Or for control.


[Chorus]
   G    A               G                    D
So very carefully we'll cut the wire and wait.


[Verse 2]
     G
With one eye closed,
       A
We'll draw back,
           D
Catch our breath and let go...
G                     A
Time is the string in between
           D
The arrow and the bow.


[Pre-chorus 2]
           G
If there's one thing we've learned
       A             G  A
As our pulse returns



[Chorus 2]
G     A            D    A
Timing is everything
         D     A
Is everything


[Verse 3]
    D                  A              D       A
If life is a series of narrow escapes,
       D
We're shifting our weight
            A             D      A
In this tightrope ballet.


[Ending]
                   D        A
We're down to the wire
                   D        A
We're down to the wire
                   D        A
We're down to the wire
                   D        A        D
We're down to the wire