[Prelude]
Dust gathers deep on a golden stair
Shadows embrace what is no longer there
Paint peels away from the memory wall
Statues keep watch and silently fall

[Intro]
Silver spoons melt in a cup of clay
Voices start tumbling down the hallway
Fish in their jars watch the ceiling spin
Picking at walls to let the others in

[Verse 0]
Gardens of rust where the children play
Mirrors that smile then fade away
Humming old riddles with marbles in hand
Chasing the ghosts that command the land

[Verse 1]
Torn paper hats and forgotten shoes
Threadbare shadows pacing the loos
Nurses parade in gowns of green
Flicker and fade beyond the canteen

[Pre-Chorus]
Staring out windows too high to see
The stories unravel quietly

[Chorus]
Locked up in rooms with a thousand doors
Paper men dream on the checkered floors
All the faces sing with crooked joy
Dreams sewn from ashes nobody employs

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, sing along mad boy
Oh, oh, oh, sing along mad boy

[Verse 2]
Doctors in blue play their mindless tricks
Marching us round with iron sticks
Blindfolded laughter, a jigsaw of lies
The clock on the wall hums lullabies

[Pre-Chorus]
Seven suns circle over my chair
The world outside forgets I’m there

[Chorus]
Locked up in rooms with a thousand doors
Paper men dream on the checkered floors
All the faces sing with crooked joy
Dreams sewn from ashes nobody employs

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh, oh, sing along mad boy
Oh, oh, oh, sing along mad boy

[Bridge]
Silver domes crumble in quiet disgrace
Every reflection wears a borrowed face
Twisted corridors lead out and in
We dance with our shadows, try to begin

[Chorus]
Locked up in rooms with a thousand doors
Paper men dream on the checkered floors
All the faces sing with crooked joy
Dreams sewn from ashes nobody employs

(at this point the lyrics went a little bit off piste)