Chris Cornell - Mind Riot lyrics

[Intro] [Verse 1] I was slipping through the cracks of stolen j**el I was tightrope walking in two ton shoes And now somebody's talking of third world war (I've been caught in a mind riot) And the police said, "This is normal control" (I've been caught in a mind riot) [Chorus] And the candle was burning yesterday Like somebody's best friend died I've been caught in a mind riot (Mind riot) [Verse 2] I was crying from my eye teeth and bleeding from my soul And I sharpened my wits on a dead man's skull I built an elevator from his bones (I've been caught in a mind riot) Had to climb to the top floor to stamp out the coals (I've been caught in a mind riot) [Chorus] And the candle was burning yesterday Like somebody's best friend died I've been caught in a mind riot I'm tied within [Chorus] And the candle was burning yesterday Like somebody's best friend died I've been caught in a mind riot [Outro] I'm tied within I'm luck's last match struck In the pouring down wind, pouring down wind Mind riot Mind riot Mind riot Mind riot