All the poems of my neighbours
That drift across the sand
Are just the tendrils

Of a vast
But gentle plant which they command


The headdress of a goddess
You wore the night we came
Is only one small symptom

I'm really not to blame

You're riding a tiger

Riding a tiger

Heaven sent the mortals

Raged upon the wall
And likewise all the missiles
Shot to make them fall


Effortlessly moving
Picture into frame


Riding a tiger
Riding a tiger

Riding a tiger

Over the beaches

Into the sky
Into the reach of some
Last goodbye


Key grip was crying
Best boy was made

Here in the shelter
No one afraid
We were there


Follow the road
That leads to the sun

Look for the leader
He is the one
Who will


Offer the silence
You must beware

Using the danger
No one can share


Riding a tiger
Riding a tiger
Riding a tiger

Riding a tiger

Out of the morning

Into the day
Onto the evening
Nowhere to stay

We were

Always together

Always the same
Into the future
No one to blame


Riding a tiger
Riding a tiger

Riding a tiger
Riding a tiger
Riding a tiger

Riding a tiger

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