You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars

I've been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar

And I'm young enough to look at, and far too old to see

All the scars are on the inside

I'm not sure that there's anything left of me



Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it

It's time we had some leave

We've been living in the flames

We've been eating up our brains

Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.



You ask me why I'm weary, why I can't speak to you

You blame me for my silence, say it's time I changed and grew

But the war's still going on, dear, and there's nowhen that I know

And I can't stand forever

I can't say if we're ever gonna be free



Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it

It's time we had some leave

We've been living in the flames

We've been eating up our brains

Oh please, don't let these shakes go on.



You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars

My energy is spent at last, and my armor is destroyed

I have used up all my weapons, and I'm helpless and bereaved

Wounds are all I'm made of

Did I hear you say that this is victory?



Don't let these shakes go on, it's time we had a break from it

Send me to the rear

Where the tides of madness swell

And men sliding into hell

Oh please, don't let these shakes go on