sit here and watch the hands of the clock And wonder where is time going Pulling the strings of God Answering yes to a nod The madmen have all gone
No one is going to hurt you I'm the one who will protect you Let your walls down I wanna be around you I just don't want to surround you You think everyone
Martha has a madman Standing hidden in the shadows He's got a long curved Turkish dagger With a bejewelled handle He's tellin her the world is full of
makes three 'Cause I'd rather stay here with all the madmen Than perish with the sad men roaming free And I'd rather play here with all the madmen For
madmen, they were rebels in their day. And the world made them sad men, because it wouldn't go away. Martyrs and madmen, oh martyrs and madmen. Now
Can peace keep this from happening? Waging fear we can?t forget A disease, his words are spreading it There is no need to argue Now just do what he says
What was that sound? I can't remember what just happened Lyin' in this pool of blood Is this real or am I dreamin'? They called an ambulance And someone
Once again I'm armed to the teeth With matches and gasoline Within this dying industry they've made As forgiving as a razor blade I mean seriously, you
So farewell to the King, farewell to the throne These are the strangest times I've ever known He claims his resignation as power of choice I can hear
[Chorus:] This is L.A. Our city our home. Los Angeles, We never walk alone. Forever true we'll stay In tribute to our city, No matter where we go This
Crept up to the edge of exhaustion A platoon of memories rush in Does salvation come to everyone When you separate the body from the mind? Temptation
I look around and see nothing but the dead Thought they were angels but there's nothing above their heads The real world came crashing through the door
Why do we torture ourselves? This will never work, I can already tell We're not the same, it's over What exactly would you like me to do? Whitewash my
Here comes the new sensation All along the shores we sing it New waves came crashing in And washed the rest away Thank God, they've come to save us We
Clenching this steel, I know that I'm certain Is everyone in place? Let's open the curtains But before you go on, let me ask you this question Does a
Take a bow, collect all your pumps and praise Like a bomb, you turn the night into day I wanna sing all the things my mind forgets But the words don?t
I. Persistence Of A Memory There's someone in the mirror Someone in the flame calls out my name A history of silence a legacy of pain Calls out my name
No one is going to hurt you I?m the one who will protect you Let your walls down I wanna be around you I just don?t want to surround you You think everyone
