You say "Hold on to the reigns" I say "Let them go tonight" My brain waves Confused between what is and ain't She cries "Groundless and free" . Tired of the water Tired of the wine Tired of the future Tired of time Tired of the madness Tired of the steel Tired of the violence Tired of me . Used steel Used steel am I What was pliable in love Is now hard and crystallized The intellect is fine For counting money And recalling times That she cried, "Groundless and free" . Hope is a letter that never arrives Delivered by the postman of my fear