My painted face I'm the clown And I'm laughing, while my dream Turns into a nightmare fade away I'm asleep, not too deep The walls of night Have left me scarred The broken glass I stepped on twice The ardent spirits Rusty edge decapitate me I can't sleep, fear darkness Go through the motions, Did I fall asleep? I'm only the old knight being assigned, unwanted Now I'm the target, I'm hot and frozen Stormy rain, I'm stuck in an elevator La la la Breathing hot, their wings convey me The number talks and I cry in my own head What awake? I'm asleep, see a friend as a ghost. I'm skating with a seal The tarantula, the fly, the broken ring That dusty little flea (that dusty little flea) And now that giant disappointed child Here it comes, the rapid snake (here comes the rapid snake) The broken violin, the wild ballet Shakespeare and company Refuse to kill The kitten scratching me Falling, falling...I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling, I'm falling awake You know, if you believe the dreams The nightly visions, worlds entwined Then you also fear your shadow Around all you're part too All the good things in my life Well, in my mind Took a wrong way Every day I hear myself say Seek at least this feeling My life, my hopes, my dream's but a drop of fuel for a nightmare (for a nightmare) They all turn out the same My destiny, my flame Believe in his control, no! The painting comes alive Takes me inside a world without a name A place beyond compare... [solo] Believe that dreams that let you sleep The broken glass, you need to sweep The book you read If you found an explanation to help you in anyway You are your own prisoner! Hold on, today the good and the bad and the ugly things are gone, jumped off the carousel. La la la la, la la, la la La la la la, la la, la la...
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