[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