Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
The colors were burning up his eyes
The bright lights of the city fade
Taking the chase to cover up your eyes
The white moon cast in space
Ooh, something's not right
I can feel it inside
Something's not right
You, you, you, you
You will take the breath from my throat
And you, you, you, you
You will take the challenge, we go about our war
Come inside
You will be one of us painless, one of us brainless
Go to sleep, this won't hurt a bit
Shifting your shape to ourselves
Ooh, something's not right
I can feel it inside
Something's not right
You, you, you, you
You will take the breath from my throat
And you, you, you, you
You will take the challenge, we go about our war
And they will try to make us forget ourselves
One by one, one by one
Call me crazy but they are after us
One by one, one by one
They are after us, I swear
Do you believe it, I believe it too
The bright lights of the city fade
Taking the chase to cover up your eyes
The white moon cast in space
Ooh, something's not right
I can feel it inside
Something's not right
You, you, you, you
You will take the breath from my throat
And you, you, you, you
You will take the challenge, we go about our war
Come inside
You will be one of us painless, one of us brainless
Go to sleep, this won't hurt a bit
Shifting your shape to ourselves
Ooh, something's not right
I can feel it inside
Something's not right
You, you, you, you
You will take the breath from my throat
And you, you, you, you
You will take the challenge, we go about our war
And they will try to make us forget ourselves
One by one, one by one
Call me crazy but they are after us
One by one, one by one
They are after us, I swear
Do you believe it, I believe it too
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