A Glimpse of Heaven

I caught a glimpse of heaven, through azure skies
A paradise, ELEVEN, where no one cries
A refuge for the broken-hearted
But, now I'm bluer than before I saw it
Know what I'll never have
A glimpse of heaven.

I heard the bells of freedom, pealing in the night
A sound so clear and pure, like angels taking flight
But, there's a gnawing, bitter-sweet hurt
A photo of god, in a T.Rex t-shirt, with his head chopped off
A glimpse of heaven.

And I'm tripped-up, baby, I've gone and lost it
I've got a date with Patti in Lou Reed's closet.

(Time - it toys with me
It cuts me off at the knees
I want to live to see a me
That's free of the me I be...)

I saw the jaws of evil devour this world
Then throw up on the cosmic Tilt-A-Whirl
Nothing left, everything destroyed
I closed my eyes to receive the void
What do you think I saw?
A glimpse of heaven.

And I'm tripped up, baby, I've gone and lost it
I've got a date with Patti in Lou Reed's closet...