When the last rays of daylight go down; Buddy, you'll roll no more; I can hear the church bells ringing in the yard; I wonder who they're ringing for
Your magnetic movements; Still capture the minutes I'm in.
Build a fire, throw on logs; And listen to it hiss; And let it burn, burn, burn, burn; On a night like this.
But the enemy I see
Wears a cloak of decency
Thought I'd shaken the wonder and the phantoms of my youth
He said his name was Columbus; I just said, "Good luck."
Gon' walk on down until I'm right beside the sun; I'm gonna have to put up a barrier to keep myself away from everyone.
If you want somebody you can trust, trust yourself.
In the home of the brave
Jefferson turnin’ over in his grave
Well, anybody can be just like me, obviously; But then, now again, not too many can be like you, fortunately.
Glamorous nymph with an arrow and bow
if every bone in his body was broken he would never admit it
Forget the dead you've left, they will not follow you.
I said, "You know they refused Jesus, too"; He said, "You're not Him"
They got him on conspiracy, they were never sure who with.
the ancient empty street's too dead for dreaming
They say you're usin' voodoo, I seen your feet walk by themselves
They tell me everything is gonna be all right; But I don't know what "all right" even means
I fought with my twin, that enemy within, 'til both of us fell by the way.
All I really want to do,; Is, baby, be friends with you.
Look into infinity, all you see is trouble.
You know, the streets are filled with vipers; Who've lost all ray of hope,; You know, it ain't even safe no more; In the palace of the Pope.
Never could learn to drink that blood; And call it wine
Goodnight, my love, may the lord have mercy on us all.
Radiant jewel, mystical wife.
he not busy being born, Is busy dying
Don't you cry and don't you die and don't you burn
I don't mind a reasonable amount of trouble
Do I need your permission to turn the other cheek?; If you can read my mind, why must I speak?
I feel like I'm knockin' on heaven's door.
Every day of the year's like playin' Russian roulette
the cops don't need you; and man they expect the same
The night passed away so quickly; It always does when you're with me.
When you think that you lost everything; You find out you can always lose a little more
We heard the Sermon on the Mount and I knew it was too complex,; It didn't amount to anything more than what the broken glass reflects.
Oh ev'ry foe that ever I faced
The cause was there before we came.
The angels play on their horns all day,; The whole earth in progression seems to pass by.; But does anyone hear the music they play,; Does anyone even try?
You're the other half of what I am, you're the missing piece
'Twas then that I knew what he had on his mind.
Nations are angry, cursed are some,; People are expecting a false peace to come.
Put your ear to the train tracks, put your ear to the ground,; You ever feel like you're never alone even when there's nobody else around?; Since the beginning of the universe man's been cursed by trouble.
The birds are flyin' low babe, honey I feel so exposed
I've been down on the bottom of a world full of lies; I ain't looking for nothing in anyone's eyes
You breathed on me and made my life a richer one to live,; When I was deep in poverty you taught me how to give
Wealth is a filthy rag; So erotic so unpatriotic; So wrapped up in the American flag
I got nothing left to burn
Lost time is not found again
don't criticize; what you can't understand.
I can change, I swear, oh, oh,; See what you can do.; I can make it through,; You can make it too.
I saw a highway of diamonds with nobody on it
Sometimes the devil likes to drive you from the neighborhood.; He'll even work his ways through those whose intentions are good.
Everybody's doin' something,; I heard it in a dream,; But when there's too much of nothing,; It just makes a fella mean.
I just want you to know; I can see through your masks
You were trying to break into another world; A world I never knew.; I always kind of wondered; If you ever made it through.
You've gone to the finest school all right, Miss Lonely
You're so damn nonchalant; But it's your mind that I want.
Ain't complaining 'bout what I got; Seen better times, but who has not?
I'm already there in my mind; And that's good enough for now
He bought me with a price,; Freed me from the pit,; Full of emptiness and wrath; And the fire that burns in it.
