Am I running from the truth?
Am I trying to find a vision where my eyes can't see?
Am I a free man or just a fool?
There's a message in my mind but it's never been clear to me

I've been crawling all this time
I've been trying to find a path that I'll never have to fall down
Are you scared of the future?
You've got to guide yourself past the bigots and their brick walls

I'm paralysed by things I cannot see
But I've got to get some sleep tonight
She said I'll give you life and take away your fears
Close your eyes
It's the Year of the Dragon

I've been sleeping in this suitcase
Full of guilt, lies, past trials, crimes of passion
But I'll never be suckered by this version of me
Or by the girl with the righteous checklist in her eyes

I'm paralysed by things I cannot see
But I've got to get some sleep tonight
She said I'll give you life and take away your fears
Close your eyes
It's the Year of the Dragon

Spring, when footsteps lighten on the stone
Summer has reawakened old desires
Fall into the path of moving cars
Until the Winter's whims release you from the shackles on your heart

If it burns my living skin, I want to feel the sting
In the Year of the Dragon
And when there's nowhere to be free, I'll still want to be
In the Year of the Dragon
There's a fire burning in me...

I'm a believer now she's mine
In the deep of her eyes there's a message meant for me
That you can take your tarots and all your human fears
And there's a way that is greater than the Seventh Century

I'm paralysed by things I cannot see
But I've got to get some sleep tonight
She said I'll give you life and take away your fears
Close your eyes

I'm paralysed by things I cannot see
But I've got to get some sleep tonight
She said I'll give you life and take away your fears
Close your eyes
It's the Year of the Dragon