Mattress Of Wire

I know the place that you've had visions of

There are no windows, no sunlight there

Three stories high and there are no stairs

It's anywhere that you're alone

As a child you had a ragged doll

That used to follow you around

We made a mound on some sacred ground

And never was it seen again

And when you speak, I still hear the fire

Of cheated desire for diaries embossed

Of days that you've lost

How can you sleep on a mattress of wire

Oh, how can you tire

Aspiring for sure to all that is pure

So say goodbye to all those ne'er do wells

Smile in religion and then smile farewell

Your magic doesn't need the failing spells

Of those that never understand

And manners, they will find no place

With those that have no saving grace

With you I see the irony

Of anyone who has no faith

And when you speak, I still hear the fire

Of cheated desire for diaries embossed

Of days that you've lost

How can you sleep on a mattress of wire

Oh, how can you tire

Aspiring for sure to all that is pure

Of that I am sure