The stick and the stone The light and the show The wish and the sin That feed my machine The truth and the play The scam and the pay You said you'd stand up You said you'd never give up The wolf and the sheep The man and the whip The cash and the teeth The trust and the thief The state and the mess The angst and the stress You said we'd survive We'd never have to decide The pride and the greed The lust and the need The wrath and the blame The vice and the shame The sloth and the haste The gain and the waste You had to give in You had to nurture the skin Descend far Descend deep Your better self defines you And in the darkness finds you The noise and the dream The fuss and the screen The cross and the praise The stunts and the craze The dress and the prince The cheer and the kiss You had to check in You had to play up the scene The ice and the tree The ash and the sea The east and the west The skin and the test The gods and the love You drop from above You've got what I seek You've got the rage that I need Descend far Descend deep Your better self defines you And in the darkness finds you The ice and the tree The ash and the sea The east and the west The skin and the test The gods and the love You drop from above You've got what I seek You've got the rage that I need The stick and the stone The light and the show The wish and the sin The noise and the dream