I don't want to die today
I copped a smile on the downtown A
My heart subsists on tiny rations like these

I am a monkey in a cage
I need the safety of a warm lit stage
Standing naked praying everyone sees

Do you believe in the end
It starts all over again
And every stranger's a past or future friend
Remember when you were young
You knew where your were from
And every day that you lived was kingdom come

I tend to light the fuse and run away
So I wake up alone again each day
For all I'm wanting I've got nothing to prove

Round and round the people go
Tiny particles of everyone I've known
Crackling crisp and warm in my grooves