I thought the candle was gonna go out; The wind was blowing and the door was open, But the candle never went out, never went out. The wave found it's way to the shore, I thought it was a ripple and nothing More But the wave found it's way all the way to the shore Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire; Oh, I’ve got to tear them down; the pinnacles of my invisible empire. I know the gamble never works twice, All the distractions at the table and the weighted dice But the thrill of it feels so nice, you’d do it all again But I look to the chips and lose, I’m standing on the platform with my neck in the noose And I know it’s not my time, not my time. Oh, I wanna burn this house. I know, I wanna jump into the fire; Oh, I want to tear them down; the pinnacle of my invisible empire. And if I do all the things I do, well I tell myself that I’m staying true I’ll never stop, you know I’ll never stop, no I’ll never think about it Put an end to all this time, that I would spend with it on my mind I never stopped, you know I never stop, you know I always wondered about It; I wondered about the wonder. Oh, I wear a rusting crown; I know this dynasty is falling. The crowd shouts for another round; I see the ruin, The spectacular, diamonds buried, icebergs, the minarets, and market-places And signal fires of my invisible empire. Oh, how long? Oh, how long? Oh, how long?