through the helter skelter morning
fix yourself while you still can
no more cinders from the sky
tell a dead man how to die
like a stray dog gone defective
like a paper tiger in the sun
looking through a broken diamond
to make the past what it should be
through the ruins and the weather
capsized boats in the sea
like a stray dog gone defective
like a paper tiger in the sun
we're just holding on to nothing
to see how long nothing lasts
like a stray dog gone defective
like a paper tiger in the sun