Curse of the hidden mirror

On the outside I'm in the high rise 

Headin' for a meeting, shining up my greeting

See me in a white suit with a mirror tie



And you you-you-you

Elevate me

You throw off the shame 

And you dance on stilts with me



And on the inside, I'm on my knees

Crawling an aching mile, living on the Bowery 

Too sick to stand, to try to understand



But you you-you-you

Elevate me

You lift me high, just high enough to see

You you-you-you

Elevate me

You throw off the shame 

And you dance on stilts with me

You throw off the shame 

And you dance on stilts with me



And no one suspects a thing 

They're all hiding just the same

They ache for an outbound train 

And the wheels stopped turning in their brains



And you you-you-you

Elevate me

You lift me high, just high enough to see

You you-you-you

Elevate me

You throw off the shame 

And you

You throw off the shame 

And you dance on stilts with me



You elevate me

You elevate me

C’mon baby, dance on stilts, dance on stilts with me

You elevate me

You elevate me

Showtime...

Showtime...



People tell me I’m not getting younger in this place

The other guy in this room I’m sick of his face

And there's a guy who’s watching me, it really is a drag

Hassling me on my way to work making license tags



But you ain’t seen the last of me yet

I’ll find you baby, on that you can bet

I didn’t mind the risk of a life of crime

When I get out of here...

Showtime...

Showtime...



Eight long years to do, I’ve just finished two

These walls are a little bit tight

I’d rather be with you

Good behavior and I’ll be out on parole

Or maybe i’ll bust outta here, I’m losing self control



But you ain’t seen the last of me yet

I’ll find you baby, on that you can bet

I didn’t mind the risk of a life of crime

When I get out of here...



Well i was young and in love, i pulled the perfect crime

You blew the whistle on me baby, and now I’m doing time

I guess you never loved me, you used me like a tool

And that guy out there with you, must think that I’m a fool



But you ain’t seen the last of me yet

I’ll find you baby, on that you can bet

I didn’t mind the risk of a life of crime

When I get out of here

Showtime

Showtime

Showtime

Showtime

Now is the time the moon is in alignment 

With the unknown zodiac, the untold sign 

Of the fiery maniac within each breast 

Awaits a stirring irridescent whirring 

Of a six eyed god whose wings beat 

In a time so odd, so very odd

And we're all lost, all of us blessedly lost



Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever



Now is the time the old gods return

Now is the time the old gods return

Exactly when the world is not expecting it

Exactly when we're sure of ourselves

That's exactly when the old gods return 

And sweep our cities back into hell



Now is the time that the old gods return

Now is the time that water begins to burn

Now is the time that the apes take wing

And we recognize them from that Oz thing

And we realize it was a prophecy

We realize it was a prophecy

Yeah the old gods laugh, it amuses them

The old gods laugh



Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever



Now is the time the old gods return

Now is the time the old gods return

Exactly when the world is not expecting it

Exactly when we're sure of ourselves

That's exactly when the old gods return 

Amd sweep our cities...

And sweep our cities back into hell



Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever and ever

Forever forever and ever



Now is the time the old gods return

Now is the time the old gods return

Now is the time the old gods return

Now is the time the old gods return

The blossoms are falling, 

Making a white path across the grass

Thunderheads are building, your skin tightens

And you wait for the flash



Across the street, the boys are laughing 

As they wash each other's cars

They turn up the hip-hop 

White boys

Rapping with the black stars



Are you in the pocket of the moment in this particular second

Screwed into the socket of the moment in this particular second

Where time cannot be reckoned

Are you in the pocket of the moment



Overhead a rumble, it's not thunder, 

It's a 747

The postman grumbles, it's past eleven

The street is sixth

It should be seventh



You hear the chiming of the ice cream truck

Rambling like in a dream 

I hear your footsteps behind me

The sweetest eddy in the stream



Are you in the pocket of the moment in this particular second

Screwed into the socket of the moment in this particular second

Where time cannot be reckoned

Are you in the pocket of the moment



Are you in the pocket of the moment in this particular second

Screwed into the socket of the moment in this particular second

Where time cannot be reckoned

Are you in the pocket of the moment





Are you in the pocket of the moment in this particular second

Screwed into the socket of the moment in this particular second

Where time cannot be reckoned

Are you in the pocket of the moment

You hear the hounds awailin’ 

As if the mountains groan

You hear the lonesome echo, the telltale clack of stones

You thought you’d get away, but you're never quite alone

You hear the hiss of rattler, maracas on his tail

You hear the lion replyin’ to the stalker on your trail



One step ahead of the devil one step

One step ahead of the man one step

You’re one step ahead of evil

And you can only run as far as you can



One step ahead of the devil one step

One step ahead of the man one step

You’re one step ahead of evil

And you can only run as far as you can

And you can only run as far as you can

And you can only run as far as you can



You hear the darkness weeping 

For those who fall tonight

That night you lay beside her, for once you almost slept

Until her slim blade glimmered near got you 'fore you leapt 

Wish you could leave her livin but that's like guns and rust

You don't want it on your gun, it's just like you and trust



One step ahead of the devil one step

One step ahead of the man one step

You’re one step ahead of evil

And you can only run as far as you can



One step ahead of the devil one step

One step ahead of the man one step

You’re one step ahead of evil

And you can only run as far as you can

And you can only run as far as you can

And you can only run as far as you can



Somewhere, there's a refuge

Somewhere, a place to rest

Somewhere, there's a lover

Someday you'll pass the test



One step ahead of the devil one step

One step ahead of the man one step

You’re one step ahead of evil

And you can only run as far as you can



One step ahead of the devil one step

One step ahead of the man one step

You’re one step ahead of evil

And you can only run as far as you can

And you can only run as far as you can

And you can only run as far as you can

I knew her when she was a secretary 

She always refused to get married

She tried not to smile or meet your eyes

She knew if she did you'd start those lies



I busted a sweat every day on the dock 

She sang to herself as she worked for the boss

She'd process words to the dance music station

Every stroke of her fingers an invitation



She said I just like to be bad 

First names only and one night stands

I just like to be bad 

Forget the face, I want the hands



And I kept trying whisperin’ slow and special

Something eternal and something essential

I don't give up but I ain’t a stalker

I guess I'm just an easy talker



She said I just like to be bad 

First names only and one night stands

I just like to be bad 

Forget the face, I want the hands



And I made sure that I held her gaze

And I made sure she couldn't look away

And I put aside all those tired old lies

She read the truth, see it in my eyes



She said I just like to be bad 

First names only and one night stands

I just like to be bad 

Forget the face, I want the hands



But only for you I just like to be bad

But only for you I just like to be bad

But only for you I just like to be bad

I wanna be there for you I just like to be bad

I wanna be there for you I just like to be bad

I wanna be there for you, babe I just like to be bad

I wanna be there for you I just like to be bad

I wanna be for only you I just like to be bad

Drivin’ alone into the darkness

I heard you call my name

And the roar of the engine 

Is calling me to blame

Tears in my mirror cryin' for the people behind us

But I know I won’t let you go, oh no



Here comes that feeling again

I’m wrapping my dreams around you

And our love is healin’ again

After all we’ve been through



And I know there’s a place inside of my heart

That the road will never find

And I’m afraid the approaching headlights

Will someday leave me blind

You shatter the mirror 

Fight off the forces that drive me on tonight

I won’t let you go, oh no



Here comes that feeling again

I’m wrapping my dreams around you

And our love is healin’ again

After all we’ve been through



Baby, climb into the night time

Girl, this moment is the right time



Drivin' on and I’m still hungry

To make the next town

And this road’s the only 

thing that could bring us down

If it keeps me driving

I swear i’ll never leave you behind

And I know I can’t let you go, oh no



Here comes that feeling again

I’m wrapping my dreams around you

And our love is healin’ again

After all we’ve been through



Here comes that feeling again

Here comes that feeling again

Out of the darkness out of the dustcloud

Follow the thread and then trace your way free

Your father, your mother have bound you in darkness

Have blinded you sweetly and so far from me

They cannot abide me, your father and mother 

But they cannot divide me from the one other than me



Only one other, only one other

Only one other has meaning for me



Now come to the window, now wipe away raindrops

See there a scarecrow who waves through the mist

I am that dim form, I raise my right hand

A rag in a rainstorm, the chance that you've missed

The door opens both ways, the door opens outward

My heart contains always the one time we kissed



Only one other, only one other

Only one other has meaning for me

Only one other beside my own soul

You are that other with meaning for me



Your mother, your father, they live in their heart break

They remember each other and they turn you from me

Your mother, your father they hate me for your sake

But they cannot divide us, no I won't let it be



I am that dim form, I raise my right hand

A rag in a rainstorm, the chance that you've missed

The door opens both ways, the door opens outward

My heart contains always the one time we kissed



The only one other, only one other

Only one other has meaning for me

Only one other beside my own soul

You are that other with meaning for me



The only one other, only one other

Only one other has meaning for me

Only one other beside my own soul

You are that other with meaning for me

There is a box that I have shown

And in the box the games of god

There is a fox that I have known

And in its heart the blood is hard

Its heart is but a stone 



There is a chain that I have worn

And on the chain a thorn is hung

There is a pain forever borne

That sings a song forever sung

The song is but a stone

Stone of love

Stone of love

Stone of love

Stone of love



There is a ledge beside a dome

And on the ledge adventures dance

There is an edge that is your home

And on the edge breathes true romance



There is a voice without a sound

Whose wisdom speaks in foolish rhyme

There is a choice that I have found

Between the fear and safer time

The choice is but a stone 

Stone of love

Stone of love

Stone of love

Stone of love

Sometimes I let it take me like a greased and vertical sled

I know the trick won’t break me, it’s all dancing in my head



People think that they can change most people it ain’t true

It’s easy to talk about change, ain’t easy followin’ through



Once it starts, it has to finish, once it rolls, it’s gonna crash

You know it finds its limit, today’s heroes tomorrow’s trash



He never blinks, he never blinks, he doesn’t care what you think

Cause there’s an eye in my hurricane

There’s an eye in my hurricane

There’s something calm watching in the center of me

Cause there’s an eye to my hurricane



People fly around me like dead leaves in high wind

They stream down the choking streets and never quite reach the end



Sometimes I wear a blue buzzsaw, I wear it like mohawk steel

Sometimes I ride my fatal flaw blindfolded, do it by feel



He never blinks, he never blinks, he doesn’t care what you think

Cause there’s an eye in my hurricane

There’s an eye in my hurricane

There’s something calm watching in the center of me

Cause there’s an eye to my hurricane



Sometimes I wear a blue buzzsaw, I wear it like mohawk steel

Sometimes I ride my fatal flaw blindfolded, do it by feel



He never blinks, he never blinks, he doesn’t care what you think

Cause there’s an eye in my hurricane

There’s an eye in my hurricane

There’s something calm watching in the center of me

Cause there’s an eye to my hurricane

There’s an eye to my hurricane

There’s an eye to my hurricane

There’s an eye to my hurricane

It’s good to feel hungry when you’re about to eat well

It’s good to be angry when you’re ready to yell

It’s good to be angry



It’s good to feel certain even when you’re not right

Sweep back the curtain and let in some light

If there is any light



She calls me, she summons me with a purr

And no amount of cryin' will set me free from her

And only deep feeling, finding my way into feeling

Only just being, will free me from her



Sometimes I flirt with despair, as if she were a lady

A pale and black-haired lady

A cool and bloodless lady, yeah



Good to feel, good to feel it’s good to feel damn good to feel

Good to feel, it’s good to feel, it’s good to feel damn good to feel

It’s good to feel, it’s good to feel, it’s good to feel damn good to feel

It’s good to feel, it’s good to feel, it’s good to feel damn good to feel

Damn good to feel

Damn good to feel 

Damn good to feel