This Isn't What We Meant

We dared to ask for more
 But that was long before
 The nights began to burn
 You would have thought we'd learned
 You can't make promises
 All based upon tomorrow
 Happiness, security
 Are words we only borrowed
 For is this the answer to our prayers?
 Is this what god has sent?
 Please understand this isn't what we meant
 The future couldn't last
 We nailed it to the past
 With every word a trap
 That no one can take back
 From all the architects
 Who find their towers leaning
 And every prayer we pray at night
 Has somehow lost its meaning
 For is this the answer to our prayers?
 Is this what got has sent?
 Please understand this isn't what we meant
 A long time ago when the world was pretty
 Standing right here in a different city
 I'm not coming back anymore
 Not coming back anymore
 Is this the answer to our prayers?
 Is this what god has sent?
 Please understand this isn't what we meant