The crocodile

The Crocodile

Lyrics

Oh yeah, I almost forgot this part

The way that silence needs to creep deep down into the heart

The way that stillness needs to become the new religion

Give up everything you know and all will be forgiven

…At least that’s what they say

And I’m in such a hurry ain’t got time to tie my shoes

When you’ve already lost yourself you ain’t got nothin’ left to lose

Just sit down and tell myself another story

About this train of mine and how it’s bound for glory

One more illusion constructed from a sieve

Will distract me from the fact that I forgotten how to live

And one more lie will keep me going for a while

One step ahead of the jaws of the crocodile

Oh yeah, I almost forgot this part as well.

The way my lack of attention paves the road to hell

But it's a fact I'll have a lot of company down there

Everybody on their knees and bowing their heads in prayer

And it's one more night on the town as the lights all fade to black

And I deal with the repercussions of the latest heart attack

Settle down to digest another pastel philosophy

While the years forward their objective of bringing me to my knees

One more dance with the ladies, one more glass of champagne

One more brush with something true that I'll probably never see again

And one more lie will keep going for a while

One step ahead of the jaws of the crocodile [repeat, out]