In a palace of ice, this side of paradise Its a long way out, a short way in For all the sad young men
With a taste for irony, and the offshore piracy Oh benediction, we were slammed By the beautiful and damned
I may bend, I may bite I may buckle in the night Slow my hand, because I am Just an ordinary man
Holding on, because things will get easier If I sing this song when I'm delirious
For a day on a throne, he resolved to walk alone So he ploughed a field of sound Until his blood spilt on the ground
And the tales he was told, made his blood run hot then cold Winter dreams, jelly beans The camel's back and majesty
Holding on, because things will get easier If I sing this song when I'm delirious Oh brother keep holding on Because things will get easier If you sing this song when you're delirious
Oh russet witch, Mr Ick, keep them coming fast and thick The freshest boy, a perfect life And tender is the night
Now I won't bend, I won't bite I won't buckle in the night Slow my hand, because I am Just an ordinary man