If you water the base of the statute it grows
Grows to escape the constrictions imposed
Reanimates and takes over the show
Falls on its face as it’s tripped by the hose

The corrosion of a paradise
A patina that shines
Let your theories oxidize
For crying out loud!
It’s not a mistake
That we remain here
For sanity’s sake

Dodging a bullet is an act rather bold
I’d prefer to exist on a war plane that’s cold
But you can’t lift a button that’s already been pressed
Then nuclear winter to give us a rest

Expulsion from a paradise
Oh what a sound
When your feelings vaporize
For crying out loud!
Tonight I shall sing
For minds that awaken
By means of escape
When they’re out to the lake
For sanity’s sake

For the rock on our plate
That’s been holding our weight
For the sake of the heart
For the sake of no art
Yeah we want it that way
And tonight we must play
For sanity’s sake
Yeah for sanity’s sake"