You learned to swim up on dry land
And I went dry over a watering can
If the car slows down, can we make it
To the starry band?

A centipede through din crescendos
Wouldn’t dare to tell a friend, though
Ashes from a tin, poisoned
With Buillet and bolo

When you're trapped in paradise
Or a free man in hell
Burning or freezing, go on and build me a cell
I guess I’ll just wear ‘em, if the chains fit me well
You're either trapped in paradise or a free man in hell

Neon blares through grey smoke din
Velvet Julia on a gunpowder plinth
Harried, but carried aloft
By diversion

Between where I’m going and where I’ve been
The town’s on fire or the ground’s frozen
It’s all just recreational masochism

When you're trapped in paradise
Or a free man in hell
Burning or freezing, go on and build me a cell
I guess I’ll just wear ‘em, if the chains fit me well
You're either trapped in paradise or a free man in hell