the king, he is made of stone - brooding in his electric throne
magic and monsters fill his nightmares when he�s alone
he watches as they dance for him - forgiving their heretic sins - dancing for the wizard 
watch the rainbows as the unicorns ride - n what dragons do to survive
     they�ve stolen all his treasure - melted all his gold
     but no one knows how to get to him without breaking off some of the stone

there�s a lion in the corner n he�s waitin on your call
but he won�t be there for anyone if he has to break your fall
     n in the gallery, pictures - of places far away
     but you aren�t in any of them - in the arms of the lion today
if you could�ve seen the magic that you brought on to everyone - yeah, you might have won
but yer only in the arms of the lion now - for as much as you care, you could be dyin

misty eyed wanderings of fools break the silent shadows screamin inside your mind 
hidin from what you left behind n now you�re home inside your mind 
     sometimes you lose your way - they say it�s only now n then 
     you can get a chance to break it free 
     your destiny - n you�d better take it 

take me to the river, let me clear my head 
all my smiles n liberations washed away by what you said to me 
in the misty summer breeze - take me back to where i once was free 
     i wanted you to see the sun - i need ya now that i�ve begun to fly

take me to the middle of your mind 
don�t be afraid, cuz i won�t look at what�s inside 
don�t worry bout what you�re feelin, or even question why
     you cry when i touch your eyes 

n if yer feelin lonely, all ya gotta do 
is call on your friends - maybe help ya make some ends meet 
life is rough on the street - you might fall into a hole n get busted 
if yer lustin for the other side of the tracks baby, you might not make it back 
     if yer runnin all around, maybe lookin for truth n there�s nothin else you can do 
     sometimes the one you been dreamin of jus might be dreamin about you too 
     now what you gonna do ? 

every time I look out to see where i been goin 
never seem to find the road - the wind�s always pushin down too strong
     n then the hurricane went n drove ya crazy 
     but i only wanted to touch you for awhile 

late at night when the millions�ve gone 
i stand alone inside the risin sun, waitin for peace to come 
     well, it�s not how long you�ve been waitin, but what you�ve waited for 
     sometimes when ya roll your dice right ya might find it�s more than what ya expected 

somethin inside my memory decided what i tried to be 
was afraid that my destiny had somethin wicked in store for me 
     you should know that i ain�t no fool n i don�t follow them anymore 
     but it�s hard not to cry when you feel their blood stained eyes 
     that mesmerize and terrorize n try to tear apart your weary mind 

went down to the river - justa clear my head 
singin songs of liberation that today are all but dead to me 
n the misty summer breeze takes me back to where i once was free 
     i wanted you to see the sun - i need you now that i�ve begun 
     all the worlds�re spinnin around me - distant colors, travelin too far 
     peace n freedom in my mind - n now i�m laughing inside my heart 
     but i'm never gonna see the sun - sometimes i think i am the only one
     the world that i once knew is gone - n now i am the ever racin dawn 
     but i�m never gonna breathe the air - never see you again 

what are you afraid of - tell me, tell me, tell me - i wanna be scared, too 
and what do you pray for - is it somethin you can�t afford to pay for
     well, maybe time is back on your side again 
     don�t even worry about it - someday every loser�s got to win 
          up n down - round n round - here n there - everywhere
          stop n stare - cuz none of it is really there 

what have they been tellin you - doubt it, doubt it, doubt it - maybe none of it is true 
and what do you believe in - is it somethin maybe i just ain�t seein ? 
     sometimes when no one's on your side
     it�s cool if ya think about it like a roller coaster ride 
          up n down - round n round - here n there - everywhere
          stop n stare - cuz none of it is really there 

seven horses stride without riders cross the murdered plain
carryin torches, settin the courses for the soldier without a name
maybe he just wanted to see - maybe all he ever needed was a chance to be free
but they never tell ya what it�s like down this river at night once you�ve gone insane
     shadows sweep across the sky 
     seven shadows starin, screamin into the fire

every soul knows pride is gonna get ya - lemme tellya son, it just might know
everywhere you been, anywhere you may go
seven horses stridin - and until tonight you know they rode in vain
but they never tell ya what it�s like down this river at night once you�ve gone insane
     shadows sweep across the sky 
     seven shadows sittin, sleep for you and i

somehow forgotten through the years
but ya managed around somehow
     to survive your precious tears
then they said it was supposed to last forever
     but now it sometimes seems like a dream
     i�ve seen the millions gettin high 
     by the light of the silver sky
nobody cares or dares anymore, that�s what it seems
     any way i could make ya stay ?
     i�d love to see ya shinin 
     yer light on the world again
dya know which way to go when the cold wind blows
dya think you will run and hide or are ya ready to take a ride

the tears fall like rain
and all the plastic people make their merry way
but it doesn�t seem very different
than the pain inside their hearts
that makes them live to play and fight
     all day and all night 
     singin "help me for i lose my way"

people come from miles around justa touch the sky
some alive and some will try to fly
     no one wonders why it�s you and i
     they�ve been putting out of their minds
n though the points�re changin
as we wander down the lonely road
still there seems a chance to be free
     somethin yet to be

here i stand on the lonely road
     n a noble voice says, "prophet, come to me"
     n i heard em say in quiet desperation, "let it be"
n though the voices�re changin
everything they say from day to day
still there seems another chance to be free
     somethin somewhere yet to be

somehow your smiles removed my fears
but what i thought was light in your eyes, i realize is only tears
anyway, it was supposed to take away your pain
     so insane as ya dance in the rain
     but i still can see a smile behind the mask of a madman, yeah
dya know which way to go when the cold wind blows
dya think you will run and hide or are ya ready to take a ride

when yer down, stay down - but then, whadda i know
just a clown in this town - so then, where do i go
     like any ol blade of grass, the wind'll easily blow ya past
when your luck's run out - n they don't know you
yer left with no doubt - what does that show you
     like every other piece of trash - the wind'll easilly blow ya past
when you're gone, stay gone - n they won't follow
ya old knight new pawn - n now so hollow
     like another piece o broken glass - the wind'll wear ya down at last

when ya ever gonna come back home
when ya ever gonna quit your roamin
when ya ever gonna get me alone

dreamer - you can think what u want
     jus open yer eyes n yer already there
     ya been around n cast a few shadows unaware
believer - you can see who u are
     although ya might not really seem to care
     too much to know n no time to be scared if ya dare
purple roses hide inside your little mind

brother - ya gotta find yer own way now
     n ya soon realize it ain't all what it seems
     in yer mind's eye, another hole in the sky unseen
lover - they got the best part of your heart
     forgot where they laid it n now yer alone
     ya had it comin jus bein all on yer own
purple roses hide inside your little mind

slip inside the neo mind 
n fall away a thousand suns 
n gone to find the gentle times 
n further ahead when all is done 
n blink your eyes and ride the tides 
n into the folds where distance shines 
n behind the walls of the edge we roam 

sunday mornin with a bottle of wine, so fine 
mellow in the afternoon n it was right on time 

all she ever wanted to do was party all night long 
all she ever needed was blues n a settin sun

they'll hide inside the neon light 
n slip away behind your mind 
n farther still to your delight 
n gone away so far behind 
n bring you back to stay 
n find again another day 
n find your way home