The House That Jack Built

(from the album Load)

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Opens door so I walk inside

Close my eyes

Find my place to hide

And I shake as I take it in

Let the show begin

*

Open my eyes

Just to have them close again

Well on my way

But on my way where I've been

*

It swallows me

As it takes me in it's fog

I twist away

As I give this world the nod

*

Opens door so I walk inside

Close my eyes

Find my place to hide

And I shake as I take it in

Let the show begin

*

Open my eyes

Just to have them close once again

Don't want control

As it takes me down and down and down again

*

Is that the moon

Or just the light that lights this dead end street?

Is that you there?

Or just another demon that i meet?

*

The higher you are

The farther you fall

The longer the walk

The farther you crawl

My body, my temple

This temple it tilts

Step into the house that Jack built

*

The higher you are

The farther you fall

The longer the walk

The farther you crawl

My body, my temple

This temple it tilts

Step into the house that Jack built

*

Open door so I walk inside

Swallow me so the pain subsides

And I shake as I take the sin

Let the show begin

*

Opens door so I walk inside

Close my eyes

Find my place to hide

And I shake as I take it in

Let the show begin

*

Opens door so I walk inside

Close my eyes

Find my place to hide

And I shake as I take it in

Let the show begin

*

Open my eyes

It swallows me

Is that you there?

I twist away

Away

Away

Away