You come out at night, that's when the energy comes

And the dark sides light and the vampires roam

You strut your rasta wear and your suicide poem

And a cross from a faith that died before Jesus came



You're building a mystery, oh



You live in a church where you sleep with voodoo dolls

And you won't give up the search for the ghosts in the halls

You wear sandals in the snow and a smile that won't wash away

Can you look out the window without your shadow getting in the way?



You're so beautiful

With an edge and a charm

But so careful

When I'm in your arms



'Cause you're working, building a mystery

Holding on and holding it in

Oh yeah, you're working, building a mystery

And choosing so carefully



You woke up, screaming aloud, a prayer from your secret god

You feed off our fears and hold back your tears, oh

You give us a tantrum and a know-it-all grin

Just when we need one, when the evening's thin, oh



You're so beautiful

A beautiful fucked up man

You're setting up your

Razor wire shrine



'Cause you're working, building a mystery

Holding on and holding it in

Oh yeah, you're working, building a mystery

And choosing so carefully



Oooh, you're working, building a mystery

Say you're holding on and holding it in

Yeah, you're working, building a mystery

And choosing so carefully



Yeah, you're working, building a mystery

Holding on and holding it in

Yeah, you're working, building a mystery

And choosing so carefully, oh



You're building a mystery