i was out on the wire
looking for the quickest way down
swallowing fire
playing the clown
and the erectors(?) came in
and before i knew, they did it
they constructed the scene
the flying trapeze, the rings
ah yeah, here i am (repeated during every chorus)
the (?) of my eyes fade
lemon drops on my tongue
all the glory of the kings of the (beasts cry/crawl?)
as the perfume horse runs
questions up to our citizens
U.S. or not, check one please
have you been educated
are you married, are you free? answer me!
i am ready
are you ready for me? (chorus part, "here i am" overdubbed)
i hear you
tell me everything
mocking mortality with every move
the limelight tickles the wire
when and where indecision is fatal,
can i open my eyes
ready
what?
what?
have you ever pulled the trigger for your country
are you sedate, are you wild? answer me!
i am ready
are you ready for me (chorus)
i hear you
just (tell/sell) me everything
(quiet section)
trouble with the world today
freedom causes confusion
one reaction, too many questions
leave the choices with me
(damage the world decayed or
and as the world decayed?)
(hes in hes locked on computers?)
see a view through the keyhole
to tu-tu lace
where they make over years
ANSWER ME!
ahhh yeah
here i am (chorus)
ah yeah
here i am
tell me everything
(where are the rings on my eyes bleed/fade?
where the rings of my eyes)
looking for the quickest way down
swallowing fire
playing the clown
and the erectors(?) came in
and before i knew, they did it
they constructed the scene
the flying trapeze, the rings
ah yeah, here i am (repeated during every chorus)
the (?) of my eyes fade
lemon drops on my tongue
all the glory of the kings of the (beasts cry/crawl?)
as the perfume horse runs
questions up to our citizens
U.S. or not, check one please
have you been educated
are you married, are you free? answer me!
i am ready
are you ready for me? (chorus part, "here i am" overdubbed)
i hear you
tell me everything
mocking mortality with every move
the limelight tickles the wire
when and where indecision is fatal,
can i open my eyes
ready
what?
what?
have you ever pulled the trigger for your country
are you sedate, are you wild? answer me!
i am ready
are you ready for me (chorus)
i hear you
just (tell/sell) me everything
(quiet section)
trouble with the world today
freedom causes confusion
one reaction, too many questions
leave the choices with me
(damage the world decayed or
and as the world decayed?)
(hes in hes locked on computers?)
see a view through the keyhole
to tu-tu lace
where they make over years
ANSWER ME!
ahhh yeah
here i am (chorus)
ah yeah
here i am
tell me everything
(where are the rings on my eyes bleed/fade?
where the rings of my eyes)