A silent flick of a serpent’s tongue Shut the light, here’s the opium lung The pale blue haze of a beetle’s eye Turn on the night with a phat smile The smiler watches certainly The hero of the hourglass dream The smiler cries, you leave The hero of the hourglass dream A poisonous tale of a dream unknown Turn loose the swans, the truth be told A wizard’s eye that has no gleam The mist of the midnight rolls by me The smiler watches certainly The hero of the hourglass dream The smiler cries, you leave The hero of the hourglass dream When he's done He plays tricks on you Can't you hear him come? He'll put a smile through you Cheek to cheek That toothless grin He'll walk away You'd better turn on that smile Again The smiler watches certainly The hero of the hourglass dream The smiler cries, you leave The hero of the hourglass dream