The morals of life
and the perils of death
take the wrong way out
running out of breath
Meet my match
in the afterlife
Suppress the demons
that plague the night
A tortured mind
is a safe place to go
but the truth lurks down
in the dark below
Step inside
my inquisitive mind
Are you scared at what
you just might find
See myself
in the hall of mirrors
a different shape
every step I take
A different mind
every step of the line
but in the end
they are all mine
Laughing sorrow
inside your head
Can't get out just
a feeling of dread
I know this burden's
a heavy load
A dark mistake
never ending road
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh
The black jack king
and the red queen clash
The artful dodger
he counts his stash
The joker's wild
like an impish child
while madame fortune
she waits inside
The good luck charm
is overkill
The tired old soldier
says fire at will
Planes overhead
go search destroy
the ones below human decoy
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh
I need somebody
to save me
Meanwhile we play
in the waiting game
The clock is struck
the horse is lame
And when we think
that this is done
chance your luck
a four leafed one
You hedge your bets
the battle lost
to wait in vain
and count the cost
The thin edged line
between good and bad
and cast the luck
be happy sad
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh
I need somebody
to save me
The red and the black
People don't
want the truth
Look in their eyes
and you
send them away
The red and the black
Fate and hypocrisy
Burden's a heavy load
There is no doubt
The red and the black
all out of luck again
How many chances
can anyone have
The red and the black
Treachery out to win
there in the wrong place
and at the wrong time
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh ooh-ooh-ooh
Ooh ooh
I need somebody
to save me