Desert rat cry me wolf
Shedding skin upon you lips
I pray for the love of madness
For the hand that takes the grip

And we close our eyes to forgive and forget
And we close our eyes to forgive and forget
Forgive and forget

With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come

I build myself a brave asylum
And ask all the madmen to play host
And when the colors all fade away
It's time for us to give up the ghost
Give up the ghost

And we close our eyes to dream a while
And we close our eyes to dream a while
Dream a while

With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come

And while we're talking in tongues of animal behavior
With a flick of the wrist you could've broken my heat
And done yourself a favor

And I cry in the heat for the promised and given
The hand I once would trust
Now for the love of heaven
You won't see me, see me for dust

And we close our eyes to love again
And we close our eyes to love again
Love again

With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come
With bated breath for the kingdom come