Walk Right Out

i said goodbye to the monuments of madness

i waved adieu to the shrines of the insane

i tipped my hat to the monitors of mischief

that sit on the porch inside my brain

i wait for dusk to wipe away the hunger

i wait for night to silence all the pain

i hope to meet all the paupers at the banquet

i've been told they will be dining on sugar cane

(chorus)

walk right out

walk into the mystery

walk right out

stomp into the night

walk right out

and do a little tap dance

rake your toes

into the shifting sands

i drive to the top of crumbling tectonics

i go to the edge of the estranging plates

i sing songs at the end of the continent

i play along for the established rates

i lift my trowel and plant the last garden

i place the seeds in the furrows of our fortunate fate

i break my vows and copulate with sirens

when these grow they will lock up all the gates

(repeat chorus)

mad dances, sad trances

take your chances

take your fate

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