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

You clamber up And look behind Their watchful eyes The helping hands A hen that's fierce And painted blue With red eyes Wants to swallow you A dragon dives and soars on tracks The hands that strap you to its back You turn around and look behind Their smiling eyes Won't help you down Their tiny hands Their tiny feet Such little hearts To miss a beat Grotesque dwarves in mirrored rooms Pulled and taut -- a thousand yous Staring back through stinging tears Remembering those funhouse thrills The paintbox tunes and wild balloons Their watchful eyes -- you start to swoon Oh painted vile in lurid hue The snarling horse that waits for you Its motor whirrs and colours curl Inside your head the monsters whirl Its motor whirrs and colours curl Inside your head the monsters whirl In sucked out Time stood still Roundabout back Carousel Time stood still And you remember it well Carousel

Marlene, Marlene You're the prettiest girl I've ever seen Do you care for me at all, Marlene? I care for you And I just don't care who knows it And I guess that means that I love you Marlene (Marlene) Marlene (Marlene) Who'd believe that you're only seventeen? I'm in trouble if your folks get mean And if they do Then I don't care if they bust me And I guess that means that I love you I don't need no fantasies Just one thing I need If you could make it here, Marlene Dear, Marlene Marlene (Marlene) Marlene (Marlene) When I think that it all is just a dream I remember that your eyes are green And mine are blue They will always see each other And I guess that means that I love you I don't need realities Just one thing I need If you could make it here, Marlene Dear, Marlene Marlene, Marlene I'm depending on you now, Marlene (Marlene) I'm depending on you now, Marlene (Marlene) I'm depending on you now, Marlene (Marlene) I'm depending on you now, Marlene (Marlene) I'm depending on you now, Marlene

Black maria, you scare me so I feel as though my heart stop dead You're a liar, this I know I watch you go around my head Oh, I'm going down slow You scare me so Oh, you never let go You scare me so Gay deceiver, my eyes they burned My insides turned, my brain it rolled Unbeliever, but now I've learned I took my turn, I come up cold Oh, I'm going down slow You scare me so Oh, you never let go You scare me so If you must kill me Please let me die, Lord (Ooh) Black maria, you scare me so I feel as though my heart stop dead You're a liar, this I know I watch you go around my head Oh, I'm going down slow You scare me so Oh, you never let go You scare me so If you must kill me Please let me die, Lord