I wind you up and set you down
Before I start the time
Your only hope is to run the table before it all goes down in ruin
I burn everything I love
So it doesn’t burn me first
I know on paper it’s defeatist
But it’s always worked
And if you succeed we’ll take the steps
Into a much larger world
No less flammable but unfolding in all its due course
The sweetest pain I’ve ever felt is by your side
The later I give in to desire the more fruitful the ride
It’s only the changes that give me pause
(Give me pause)
The Mindkiller has got us now
(Got us now)
Decide what’s right
The piece to play
It’s only worth it if one of us pays more
What a lovely feeling
It’s a twisted game we play but when
The odds favor the house
You get your feelings hurt but grow exponent’ly strong
The thickness of your skin will help to house your mind
And I will learn the latest tricks to hold you down
I light the fuse that triggers you to cycle through the script
One lie breeds two and then they bloom into a garden kept
The darkest thoughts can never penetrate your hide
If I let you see my weakness through this grand façade
(X2)
It’s only the changes that give me pause
(Give me pause)
The Mindkiller has got us now
(Got us now)
Decide what’s right
The piece to play
It’s only worth it if one of us pays more
What a lovely feeling
You wind me down to shut me off
You’ve always known this game
The match was won before it began
I telegraphed my hand
The sweetest pain I’ve ever felt is by your side
The tragic thing is that I thought the magic died
I’m all in your mind
I’m all in your mind
I’m all in your mind
I’m all in your mind
It’s only the changes that give me pause
(Give me pause)
The Mindkiller has got us now
(Got us now)
Decide what’s right
The piece to play
It’s only worth it if one of us pays more
What a lovely feeling
Drums - Robert Thigpen
Backing Vocals - Stephen Murphy
Bass, Vocals - Nick Nunziata
Guitar - Carl Cunningham
Guitar - Micah Robinson
