[Verse 1]

I was slippin' through the cracks of a stolen jewel

I was tightrope walkin' in two-ton shoes

Now somebody's talkin' of third world war

(I've been caught in a mind riot)

And the police said, "This is normal control"

(I've been caught in a mind riot)

[Chorus]

Candle was burning yesterday

Like somebody's best friend died

I've been caught in a mind riot

(Mind riot)

[Verse 2]

I was cryin' from my eye teeth and bleedin' from my soul

And I sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull

I built an elevator from his bones

(I've been caught in a mind riot)

Had to climb to the top floor to stamp out the coals

(I've been caught in a mind riot)

[Chorus]

Candle was burning yesterday

Somebody's best friend died

I've been caught in a mind riot

I'm tied within

[Chorus]

Candle was burning yesterday

Somebody's best friend died

I've been caught in a mind riot

I'm tied within

[Bridge]

I'm luck's last match struck

In the pouring down wind

Pourin' down wind

[Outro]

Mind riot

Mind riot

Mind riot

Mind riot