I've been walking on
These streets so long
I don't know
Where they're
Calling me anymore

But I think
I must have seen a ghost
I don't know
If it's my illusions

That keep me alive
I don't know what I see
Was it all an illusion?
Or a mirage gone bad?
I'm tired of evil
And all the things
That I don't know

And I've been drifting
On this wave so long
I don't know
If it's already
Crashed on the shore

And I've been riding
On this train so long
I can't tell
If it's you or me
Who is driving us
Into the ground

I don't know
If I'm sane
But there's a ghost
In my heart
That's trying
To see in the dark

I'm tired of people
Who only want
To be pleased
But I still want
To please you

And I heard
Of that Japanese girl
Who jumped
Into the volcano
Was she trying
To make it back
Back into the womb
Of the world?

I've been drinking
All these tears so long
All I've got left
Is the taste of salt
In my mouth

I don't know
Where I've been
But I know
Where I'm going
To that volcano

I don't want
To fall in though
So I want my bones
On the firing line


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    i don't see why it should matter that it pertains to Scientology. The Information is basically all about scientology and i think that was his best album yet.. and not because of the religion. I mean, it's his choice to be a scientologist but i do hope he's doubting it because that religion is insane IMO. but this song can connect to people in more emotional levels. like mr. christopher said.

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