18th Floor Balcony

I close my eyes and I smile
Knowing that everything is all right
To the core, so close that door
Is this happening?
My breath is on your hair
I'm unaware that you opened the blinds
And let the city in
God, you held my hand, and we stand
Just taking in everything

Chorus:
And I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're, we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
Here we are on this 18th floor balcony
We're both flying away

So we talk about moms and dads
About family pasts
Just getting to know where we came from
Our hearts were on display for all to see
I can't believe this is happening to me
And I raise my hand
As if to show you that I was yours
That I was so yours for the taking
I'm so yours for the taking and
That's when I felt the wind pick up
I grabbed the rail while choking up
These words to say and then you kissed me

Chorus:
Yeah, I knew it from the start
My arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're, we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
Here we are on this 18th floor balcony
We're both flying away

And I'll try to sleep
To keep you in my dreams
Till I can bring you home with me
I'll try to sleep
And when I do I'll keep you in my dreams

Chorus:
And I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
Your head is on my stomach
And we're, we're trying so hard not to fall asleep
So here we are on this 18th floor balcony, yeah
I knew it from the start
So my arms are open wide
And your head is on my stomach
No, we're not going to sleep
Hre we are on this 18th floor balcony
We're both flying away

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18th Floor Balcony is a beautiful Blue October song, introduced live. It is track 13 on Foiled. It appears on the DVD part of the live recording Argue With A Tree, though it was left off of the double CD.

An extract from an old, rare interview at HFS time, with Justin:

DMG: Is there any song you wish you hadn't made public?

Justin: Oh yeah, yeah. This one song that I played called "18th Floor Balcony". I really...it was written at a time where I wasn't thinking right, and it really hurt the relationship that I was in. I never really...it's only been played twice. Most people come up and play that and I just go (winces), "Man, c'mon! Not cool."

18th Floor Balcony - Blue October