The Jakes

Schizophrenia

The Jakes


And now the shades are drawn 
This dark infesting shadows cross 
the hall and now they're gone 

I see this old arcade 
And rain comes down the gutters to the wood this liquid dawn
So my heart races now 
These palpitations bust the seams off my laced sequin dress 
I see you standing there 

With rosy fingers, damn this life a godless existence 
This schizophrenia is taking over me 
And we don't need this now do we! 
It never was like this 

But still I could not be trusted with your love no not once 
We danced the meringue 
Those golden footsteps signs of our fate in redundancy 
But now the past is gone And now 

I'm messed up beyond any thought or small belief 
This fate is choking me
Like icy water from the depths of that barrier reef 
This schizophrenia is taking over me
And we don't need this now do we!

This schizophrenia is taking over me
And we don't need this now do we!
Talk to the light, you'll be colored so bright 
Behind the wheel, they stalk over the drill sirens 

Open your mouth behind shades of…
Waking in fire and dreaming in… 
Holding the night behind straight corn and papyrus 
Holding by luscious…
Stares that you gave us 

Waiting for strength behind locks in the fire 
Wait for the love that you said would inspire 
Wait for the times that you
Said you would cherish 
Wait for the love that you 

Said that would make it!
This schizophrenia is taking over me 
And we don't need this now do we! 

This schizophrenia is taking over me
And we don't need this now do we!