I thought the candle was gonna go out;

The wind was blowing and the door was open,

But the candle never went out, never went out.

The wave found it’s way to the shore, I thought it was a ripple and nothing

More

But the wave found it’s way all the way to the shore

Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire;

Oh, I’ve got to tear them down; the pinnacles of my invisible empire.

I know the gamble never works twice,

All the distractions at the table and the weighted dice

But the thrill of it feels so nice, you’d do it all again

But I look to the chips and lose,

I’m standing on the platform with my neck in the noose

And I know it’s not my time, not my time.

Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire;

Oh, I want to tear them down; the pinnacle of my invisible empire.

And if I do all the things I do, well I tell myself that I’m staying true

I’ll never stop, you know I’ll never stop, no I’ll never think about it

Put an end to all this time, that I would spend with it on my mind

I never stopped, you know I never stop, you know I always wondered about

It;

I wondered about the wonder.

Oh, I wear a rusting crown; I know this dynasty is falling.

The crowd shouts for another round; I see the ruin,

The spectacular, diamonds buried, icebergs, the minarets, and market-places

And signal fires of my invisible empire.

Oh, how long? Oh, how long? Oh, how long?