I was slippin' through the cracks of a stolen jewel
I was tight rope walking in two-ton shoes
Now somebody's talking a third world war
And the police said this is normal control
And I've been caught in a mind riot
Candle burning yesterday, like somebody's best friend died
And I've been caught in a mind riot
I was cryin' from my eye teeth
Bleeding from my soul
I Sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull
I Built an elevator from the bones
Had to climb to the top just to stamp out the coals
And I've been caught in a mind riot
Candle burning yesterday, like somebody's best friend died
And I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind