From whatever you've learned
I ran back to the office
I know it's not what you want
So I started to leave
I keep all my feelings
They said Thank you for sharing
So I feel no remorse
At the back of the store
We're all living in danger
You're both shoveling plastic ware
I'm trapped in this vacuum
Well the mouth has spoken
About the sadness I find
But the way that I look at things
I said everything's shaking
And he's looking at you, kid
Or so I've been told
And blood in his eyes
And I welcome the madness
And I'll always be there
He said Get out of this nightmare
That it's a bad dream you had
But I know they were there
If I laugh at the cripples
And the dream is over
'Cos he had no defense
And put out your eyes
Spoke out of fear
As he races on by
But I know you don't mind
I can see the Black Knight
And you hope against hope
All promises have been broken
I have always been here
So I went to a meeting
And his breath it will burn you
When I came to my senses
Including myself
And you're starting to sweat
They must have hit a nerve
Some call me a liar
You pay all your taxes
Way before they've been born
And I cry for the clowns
With my back to the wall
And you finally realize
Keep yelling for more, more, more, more
High up on a shelf
Now why are you here?
Sentenced to be a witness
I can honestly tell you
And the men who control you
Some people just fall
Right out of the door
So you can't even cry
'Cos the way you've been feeling
So I called up the doctor
About your family values
Living in a trance
That no man can cure
And opened my eyes
But it's what you deserve
And I have no opinions
So watch out for his hooves
But I slipped through the door
I was searching for more
That I really do care
Things seem to get worse
About a meeting with Elvis
All lips have been read
That it aint over yet
I was out of my head
From a politician's curse
And the old folks are blind
Some babies have been battered
That I really don't care
The anesthetic is wearing thin
The flags have been burned
Some people get better
You better make up your minds
And your spirit is dead
He's got some kind of sickness
Some people rise above it
I can't get no relief
He was playing his part
And I can't seem to reach them
But you don't know what for
They caught a hold of my sleeve
He'll tear out your tongues
Listen to me please
I have opened my heart to you
I'm begging forgiveness
Or you surely will die
I'm back in my bed
And there's fire in his nostrils
But the man in the mirror
And I'm gasping for air
He told me to lie
There's a hole in my heart
Coming back to consciousness
That I see coming down
The dream has been shattered
They're going to kill you for sure
Riding up on his horse
'Cos nothing seems to get better
So I forced myself to wake up
Was there in disguise
The operation is over
Down on my knees
If all the babies are broken
I gotta tell you the truth
Some call me a thief
And the way they've been scorned
I can honestly tell you
I had no one to call
But nothing's been said
That your body is broken
