The King in Yellow

out here there are no shadows
out here not even the weeds grow
and i'm the king in yellow
looks like i'm the last to go

ever since you rode into town
i'm so far down i'm underground
where's my army now
there's no one left to talk me down

these days i think i'm heading for the light
and i know better than to fight

don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so
don't ask me what i'm thinking
trust me you don't want to know

i'm singing for my sins
it's crowded living inside this skin
but i'm trying to dance again
to take these words and make them spin

maybe i have been a little rough
i know that none of this is good enough
but please don't laugh too hard
if i tell you i did this for love

and these days feels like
i'm losing my touch
but maybe i'm just thinking too much

don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so don't ask me what
i'm thinking trust me you don't want to know

and i don't care if i have been misunderstood
i just tried to stand up straight and say my lines as clearly as i could

still i'm praying hard for tomorrow
even now they're building the gallows
paying out the rope and selling tickets for the show

these days feels like gravity finally found me
and i am happy to be falling
don't say i let you down
i won't say i told you so don't ask me what
i'm thinking trust me you don't want to know