How come I end up where I started?How come I end up where I went wrong?Won't take my eyes off the ball againYou reel me out, then you cut the string How come I end up where I started?How come I end up where I went wrong?Won't take my eyes off the ball againFirst you reel me out, and then you cut the string You used to be alrightWhat happened?Did the cat get your tongue?Did your string come undone? One by oneOne by oneIt comes to us allIt's as soft as your pillow You used to be alrightWhat happened?Et cetera, et ceteraFacts for whatever15 steps, then a sheer drop How come I end up where I started?How come I end up where I went wrong?Won't take my eyes off the ball againYou reel me out, then you cut the string

I do notUnderstandWhat it isI've done wrongFull of holesCheck for pulseBlink your eyesOne for yesTwo for no I have no idea what I am talking aboutI am trapped in this body and can't get outOoooohhhh You killed the soundRemoved backboneA pale imitationWith the edges sawn off I have no idea what you are talking aboutYour mouth moves only with someone's hand up your assOoooohhhh Has the light gone out for you?Because the light's gone out for meIt is the 21st centuryIt is the 21st centuryIt can follow you like a dogIt brought me to my kneesThey got a skin and they put me inThey got a skin and they put me inAll the lines wrapped around my faceAll the lines wrapped around my faceAre for anybody else to seeAre for anybody else to seeI'm a lie I've seen it comingI've seen it comingI've seen it comingI've seen it coming

Don't get anyBig ideasThey're not gonna happenYou paint yourself whiteAnd fill up with noiseBut there'll be something missing Now that you've found itIt's goneNow that you feel itYou don'tYou've gone off the rails So don't get anyBig ideasThey're not gonna happen Ooh... You'll go to hellFor what yourDirty mindIs thinking Ooh...

In the deepest oceanThe bottom of the sea Your eyesThey turn meWhy should I stay here?Why should I stay? I'd be crazy not to followFollow where you lead Your eyesThey turn me Turn me into phantoms I follow to the edge of the earthAnd fall offYeah, everybody leavesIf they get the chanceAnd thisIs my chance I get eaten by the worms And weird fishesPicked over by the worms And weird fishesWeird fishesWeird fishes I, I hit the bottomHit the bottom and escapeEscape I, I hit the bottomHit the bottom and escapeEscape

One two three four Wakey, wakey, rise and shineIt's on again, off again, on againWatch me fall like dominoes in pretty patterns Fingers in the blackbird pieI'm tingling, tingling, tinglingIt's what you feel, not what you ought to, what you ought to Reasonable and sensible, dead from the neck upI guess I'm stuffed, stuffed, stuffedWe thought you had it in you but no, no, noFor no real reason Squeeze the tubes and empty bottlesAnd take a bow, take a bow, take a bowIt's what you feel, not what you ought to, what you ought to The elephant that's in the room isTumbling, tumbling, tumblingDuplicate and triplicate and plastic bags And duplicate and triplicate, dead from the neck upI guess I'm stuffed, stuffed, stuffedWe thought you had it in you but no, no, noExactly where do you get off? Is enough, is enoughI love you but enough is enough, enough of that stuffThere's no real reason You've got a head full of feathersYou got melted to butter

I'm the next actWaiting in the wingsI'm an animalTrapped in your hot car I am all of the daysThat you choose to ignore You are all I needYou are all I needI'm in the middle of your pictureLying in the reeds I am a mothWho just wants to share your lightI'm just an insectTrying to get out of the nightI only stick with youBecause there are no others You are all I needYou are all I needI am in the middle of your pictureLying in the reeds It's all wrongIt's all rightIt's all rightIt's all wrongIt's all rightIt's all rightIt's all right

ReckonerYou can't take it with youDancing for your pleasure You are not to blame forBittersweet distractorDare not speak its nameDedicated to all youAll human beings Because we separateLike ripples on a blank shore(In rainbows)Because we separateLike ripples on a blank shore(In rainbows) ReckonerTake me with youDedicated to all youAll human beings

Just as you take my handJust as you write my number downJust as the drinks arriveJust as they play your favorite song As your bad day disappearsNo longer wound up like a springBefore you've had too muchCome back in focus again The walls are bending shapeThey got a cheshire cat grinAll blurring into oneThis place is on a mission Before the night owlBefore the animal noisesClosed circuit camerasBefore you're comatose Before you run away from meBefore you're lost between the notesThe beat goes round and roundThe beat goes round and round I never really got thereI just pretended that I hadWords are blunt instrumentsWords are sawed off shotguns Come on and let it outCome on and let it outCome on and let it outCome on and let it out Before you run away from meBefore you're lost between the notesJust as you take the micJust as you dance, dance, dance A jigsaw falling into placeSo there is nothing to explainYou eye each other as you passShe looks back, and you look backNot just onceAnd not just twice Wish away your nightmareWish away the nightmareYou got a light you can feel it on your backA light and you can feel it on your backYour jigsaw falling into place

I don't want to be your friendI just want to be your loverNo matter how it endsNo matter how it starts Forget about your house of cardsAnd I'll do mineForget about your house of cardsAnd I'll do mine Fall off the tableAnd get swept under Denial, denial The infrastructure will collapseFrom voltage spikes Throw your keys in the bowlKiss your husband goodnight Forget about your house of cardsAnd I'll do mineForget about your house of cardsAnd I'll do mine Fall off the tableAnd get swept under Denial, denialDenial, denial(Your ears should be burning)Denial, denial(Your ears should be burning)

When I'm at the pearly gatesThis'll be on my videotape, my videotapeMephistopheles is just beneathAnd he's reaching up to grab me This is one for the good daysAnd I have it all hereIn red, blue, greenRed, blue, greenYou are my centerWhen I spin awayOut of control on videotapeOn videotapeOn videotapeOn videotapeOn videotape This is my way of saying goodbyeBecause I can't do it face to faceI'm talking to you before...No matter what happens nowYou shouldn't be afraid Because I know today has been the most perfect day I have ever seen