Tenement Funster / Flick of the Wrist / Lily of the Valley Songtext
von Dream Theater

Tenement Funster:

My new purple shoes
Been amazin′ the people next door
And my rock'n′roll forty fives
Bin enragin' the folks on the lower floor

I got a way with the girls on my block
Try my best to be a real individual
And when we go down to smokies and rock
They line up like it's some kind of ritual
Oh give me a good guitar
And you can say that my hair′s a disgrace
Or just find me an open car
I′ll make the speed of light outa this place

I like the good things in life
But most of the best things ain't free
It′s the same situation just cuts like a knife
When you're young and you′re poor and you're crazy
Young and you′re crazy...


Oh give me a good guitar
And you can say that my hair's a disgrace
Or just find me an open car
I'll make the speed of light outa this place

Flick Of The Wrist:

Dislocate your spine if you don′t sign
He says I′ll have you seeing double
Mesmerize you when he's tongue tied
Simply with those eyes ooh
Synchronize your minds and see
The beast within him rise
Don′t look back don't look back
It′s a rip off
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you′re mad
Flick of the wrist he'll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey baby you′ve been had


Intoxicate your brain with what I′m sayin'
If not you′ll lie in knee deep trouble
Prostitute yourself he says
Castrate your human pride ooh
Sacrifice your leisure days
Let me squeeze you 'till you′ve dried
Don't look back don′t look back
It's a rip off

Work my fingers to my bones
I scream with pain I still make no impression
Seduce you with his money make machine
Cross collateralise big time money money
Reduce you to a muzak fake machine
Then the last goodbye
Flick of the wrist and you're dead baby
Blow him a kiss and you′re mad
Flick of the wrist he′ll eat your heart out
A dig in the ribs and then a kick in the head
He's taken an arm and taken a leg
All this time honey baby you′ve been had

Lily Of The Valley:

Baby you've been had

I am forever searching high and low
But why does everybody tell me no
Neptune of the seas an answer for me please
The lily of the valley doesn′t know

I lie and wait with open eyes
I carry on thru' stormy skies
I follow ev′ry course my kingdom for a horse
But each time I grow old
Serpent of the Nile relieve me for a while
And cast me from your spell and let me go

Messenger from seven seas has flown
To tell the king of Rhye he's lost his throne
Wars will never cease
Is there time enough for peace?
The lily of the valley doesn't know