The Captive Mind

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Shame to shame when you fell apart But you woke me up, in a dream and came to say Please don't forget, just lay in wait Pain the pain when you played the part And you took it all up and you turned your back away Try to forget, and well, okay [Refrain] Read the words of The Captive Mind And you tried to leave the past behind But webs spun slightly, they catch those likely To come back again, come back again [Verse 2] The same the same that you've always been When you took it all up, what it took to do you in And fall under and run away Blame the blame on a broken heart When you pack it all up and you make a start again But call me up on my birthday [Refrain] Read the words of The Captive Mind And you tried to leave the past behind But webs spun slightly, they catch those likely To come back again, come back again [Guitar Break] [Bridge] Gone in a boat Your drifting soul The walls you build The push and pull Come back again Come back again [Verse 3] Well, you love to love, but you couldn't stay So you gave it all up for the Mandalay Bay The plastic beach and passing plates Shame the shame when you fell apart But you hold me up, and the dreamer came to say "Please don't forget, just lay and wait" [Refrain] Read the words of The Captive Mind And you tried to leave the past behind But webs spun slightly, they catch those likely To come back again, please come back again