Weren't you there when the carousel burnt down? The fire and confusion, the smoke and the sound I swear you there when the carousel burnt down We were all around The rings charred and tarnished all over the ground And our heads hung down And we all left town The next day The children all cried when the carousel burnt down The old ladies sighed as the carousel burnt down The rest of us lied as the carousel burnt down And the flames did fly The pipes steamed and shrieked out a blazing goodbye As the boiler died And they melted down The midway And we all left town the next day And we all left town the next day And we all left town the next day And we all left town the next day And we all left town the next day

I had the shit 'til it all got smoked I kept the promise 'til the vow got broke I had to drink from the lovin' cup I stood on the banks 'til the river rose up I saw the bride in her wedding gown I was in the house when the house burned down I may be old and I may be bent But I had the money 'til it all got spent I had the money 'til they made me pay Then I had the sense to be on my way I had to stay in the underground I was in the house when the house burned down I was in the house when the house burned down I met the man with the thorny crown I helped Him carry his cross through town I was in the house when the house burned down I was in the house when the house burned down I met the man with the thorny crown I helped Him carry his cross through town I was in the house when the house burned down I had the shit 'til it all got smoked I kept the promise 'til the vow got broke I had to drink from the lovin' cup I stood on the banks 'til the river rose up I saw the bride in her wedding gown I was in the house when the house burned down

Like a flash of light in an endless night Life is trapped between two black entities 'Cause when you trust someone illusion has begun No way to prepare impending despair Did one say so cruel it's better to love and lose Ignorance is bliss, wish not knew your kiss So many times been burned, this lesson goes unlearned Remember desire only fuels the fire Liar Liar Betwixed birth and death, every breath regret I pity the living, envy for the dead Emotionally stunned, in defense I'm numb I'd rather not care then to be aware To be scared I don't need love I don't need love I don't need love I don't need love Are a thousand tears worth a single smile? When you give an inch will they take a mile? Longing for the past but dreading the future If not being used, well then you're a user and a loser World reknowned failure at both death and life Given nothingness, purgatory blight To run and hide, a cowardly procedure Options exhausted, except for anesthesia Anesthesia I don't feel anything, anything I don't feel anything, anything I don't feel anything, anything I don't feel anything, anything For anything For anything, no

We were electrocute In our has-been 1980's suits So electrocute Everyone we knew said it too That's when even strangers knew our names Ten years later sighed "what a shame" We were electrocute To make the point again is moot Ssssssso electrocute How on you I've wasted my youth Your cold eyes of Coney Island sand Hair dyed the blood of a foolish man So proud to be by your side We were a team no one denied Even though I still miss your lips You're about as real as your tits

Spring won't come, the need of strife To struggle to be freed from hard ground The evening mists that creep and crawl Will drench me in dew and so drown I'm the green man The green man Sol in prime sweet summertime Cast shadows of doubt on my face A midday sun, its caustic hues Refracting within the still lake Autumn in her flaming dress Of orange, brown, gold fallen leaves My mistress of the frigid night I worship pray to on my knees Winter's breath of filthy snow Befrosted paths to the unknown Have my lips turned true purple? Life is coming to an end So says me, me wiccan friend Nature coming full circle Winter's breath of filthy snow Befrosted paths to the unknown Have my lips turned true purple? Life is coming to an end So says me, me wiccan friend Nature coming full circle I'm the green man The green man I'm a green man A green man

September sun glowing golden hair Now keep in mind son she was never there October's rust bisecting black storm clouds Only the deaf hear my silent shouts Yet in the dark still he screams your name (Elizabeth!) Nights living death with which rhymes insane Ten years amassed para toda mi vida? Lost man in time was his name Peter? September sun rotted Flatbush porch I would have run then had I known the cost Autumnal rays turned your eyes to stone Did it give you pleasure to steal my soul? Yet in the dark, still he screams your name (Elizabeth!) Nights living death with which rhymes insane Ten years amassed para toda mi vida? Lost man in time was his name Peter? Leave her (leave her), leave her alone I said leave her alone Leave her (leave her), leave her alone I said leave her alone, alone Leave her (leave her), leave her alone I said leave her alone Leave her (leave her), leave her alone I said leave her alone, alone, alone Me, me, me, me, me? I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know... I know... I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know why Me, me, me, me, me? I know... I know... I know why