Carnival Of Souls

Tell me what you want me to be
I can't stand myself anymore
Tell me what you want me to see
I can't find my way off the floor

Took me like a hurricane
I think it's gonna rain, yeah
I think it's gonna rain
Rain down on me

Tell me what you want me to hear
Whisper words inside of my head
Thunder like a gun in my ear
Clouds are burstin' over my bed

Wash me like a hurricane
I think it's gonna rain, yeah
I think it's gonna rain
I think it's gonna rain down down down
I think it's gonna rain

Open your eyes
You can't deny
It's just a fantasy, yeah
Some things will end, some will begin
Some things will never be
Yeaaah

Rain down on me

Tell me what you want me to know
Tell me what you're dyin' to say
Throw your feelings up in the air
Let the pieces fall where they may

Open your eyes
You can't deny
It's just a fantasy, yeah
Some things will end, some will begin
Some things will never be
Yeaaaaah

I think it's gonna rain
I think it's gonna rain
I think it's gonna rain, yeah
I think it's gonna rain
Rain down on me
Rain down on me
Rain down on me

Here i go
Down below

The sun is goin' down
A jungle comes alive
The beast is waking up
To take another life
I can't sleep
In too deep

The man with nothing left
Without a place to hide
Will take a final breath
And tumble in the night

Yeah
Someone's safe at home
Someone dies alone
Someone's fallen prey
Yeah
Some will take their fill
Like lions to the kill
Livin' day to day
Whoooaaaaaoooohhhh, the jungle

Mothers mourn
Fathers groan the child takes a hit
And then he starts to cry
A mother never hears
Her baby's last goodbye

Yeah
Someone's safe at home
Someone dies alone
Someone's fallen prey
Yeah
Some will take their fill
Like lions to the kill
Livin' day to day
Whoooaaaaaoooohhhh, the jungle

The sun is coming up
A city comes alive
The lamb will never see
A jungle in the sky

Yeah
Someone's safe at home
Someone dies alone
Someone's falling prey
Yeah
Some will take their fill
Like lions to the kill
Livin' day to day
Yeah
Someone dies alone
Someone's safe at home
All is flesh and bone
Whoooaaaaaoooohhhh, the jungle

When i look into the mirror
Just can't believe, what do i see
There's no wakin' from this nightmare
And you're lost in your reality

So you tell me all your secrets
And you tell me that you're innocent
There's something in your eyes i can see
And my face keeps looking back at me

You confess
You can't help yourself
This living lie that you can't go on
You're possessed
You can't fool yourself
You're the crime and you can't go on

Another day, another sorrow
No today and no tomorrow
Try and wash away the shame
And you smile in your picture frame

You had a charmed life, but you think from grace
And you're long gone without a trace
You're all alone and wonder why
And you laugh when you wanna cry

You confess
You can't help yourself
This living lie that you can't go on
You're possessed
You can't fool yourself
You're the crime and you can't go on

You confess
You can't help yourself
This living lie that you can't go on
You're possessed
You can't fool yourself
You're the crime and it can't go on

It can't go on
God never spoke to me about your sin
So livin' in our lies will test the faith

So cut your straight lines on the mirror
And dip your hands in holy water
Try and wash away the shame
Cuz all you've got is your father's name

(repeat choruses)

I lived a life of illusion and you had your kicks
So what, there's nothing left to do
And you and your obsessions and your crucifix
As if what i thought mattered much to you

(chorus)
And you were always my friend from childhood's end
It was forever and ever
Did you understand
It's childhood's end
But never, the dream is over

Sunday morning in the new york times
I read you died last night
It said you were smilin' when you blew your mind
And the note you left behind said:

You were always my friend from childhood's end
Seems like forever and ever
Yeah, you won't have to have to pretend
It's near the end
You won't ever be a rock and roller

Yeah, you were always my friend from childhood's end
But never, the dream is over
You were just like me
I was just like you
For eternity i'll think of you

(repeat choruses, overlapping, fade out)
You've got something about you,
You've got something i need...")

Each and every day
People turn away
Change the things they feel
Change the things they say

We can never know
Where our lives will lead
Wherever you go
Whenever you need

I will be there
Wanna be there
I will hear you when you call
Give you anything at all
I will be there
Anywhere
Like a father to his son

You are just a child
All is yet to be
Growing all the while
Knowing when you leave

I will be there
Wanna be there
Only blood will run so deep
Seal the promise i will keep
I will be there
Anywhere
Like a father to his son
I can swear to only one

Time moves quickly as the years go by
All these moments slip away
When i'm gone and life will carry on
You will know someway

I will be there
I will be there

I will be there
Wanna be there
Only blood will run so deep
Seal the promise i will keep
I will be there
Like a father to his son
I must swear to only one

He always wears his bible belt
The collar under his head
It's like a noose around his neck

His sandaled feet don't touch the ground
Ears don't hear a sound
Seduction of the innocent

Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons
And don't know why

Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin?

The padre looks well fed
Remember what the good book said
Vultures circle overhead

Whatever gets you through the night
Friends sing to clear your mind
Seduction of the innocent

Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of a man for all seasons
And don't know why

Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'?
Everybody thinks there's always a reason
Need a reason to cry
You kiss the hand of the man for all seasons
And don't know why

Say it friend, if you had to do it all over again
Would you know the trickery that he's prayin'?