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Artist: Soundgarden
Canonical path: /soundgarden/mind-riot
Related lyric paths: 6
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Mind Riot
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Mind Riot
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I was slipping through the cracks of stolen jewel
I was tightrope walking in two ton shoes
And now somebody's talking 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)
And the candle was burning yesterday
Like somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
(Mind riot)
I was crying from my eye teeth and
Bleeding 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)
And the candle was burning yesterday
Like somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
And the candle was burning yesterday
Like somebody's best friend died
I've been caught in a mind riot
I'm tied within
I'm luck's last match struck
In the pouring down wind
Pouring down wind
Mind riot
Mind riot
Mind riot
Mind riot
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