The tragedy and mystery repeats like a farce A carousel of laughter as it all falls apart History sits in holding pattern As vultures circle our carcass Pinned down I can't touch you Like tableaux in wax that won't melt Turn around and turn to stone This mistake cost me a lifetime Heave into yourself Breathe out my life What catastrophic mediocrity What you are I once was What I am now you will be So proud of the bloody roots Of this rhythm