The stick and the stone
The light and the show
The wish and the sin
That feed my machine
The truth and the play
The scam and the pay
You said you'd stand up
You said you'd never give up
The wolf and the sheep
The man and the whip
The cash and the teeth
The trust and the thief
The state and the mess
The angst and the stress
You said we'd survive
We'd never have to decide
The pride and the greed
The lust and the need
The wrath and the blame
The vice and the shame
The sloth and the haste
The gain and the waste
You had to give in
You had to nurture the skin
Descend far
Descend deep
Your better self defines you
And in the darkness finds you
The noise and the dream
The fuss and the screen
The cross and the praise
The stunts and the craze
The dress and the prince
The cheer and the kiss
You had to check in
You had to play up the scene
The ice and the tree
The ash and the sea
The east and the west
The skin and the test
The gods and the love
You drop from above
You've got what I seek
You've got the rage that I need
Descend far
Descend deep
Your better self defines you
And in the darkness finds you
The ice and the tree
The ash and the sea
The east and the west
The skin and the test
The gods and the love
You drop from above
You've got what I seek
You've got the rage that I need
The stick and the stone
The light and the show
The wish and the sin
The noise and the dream