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 ITS WAY TO THE SHORE I THOUGHT IT WAS A RIPPLE AND NOTHING MORE BUT THE WAVE FOUND ITS WAY ALL THE WAY TO THE SHORE (CHORUS) OH I WANNA BURN THIS HOUSE I KNOW I'LL WANNA JUMP INTO THE FIRE OH I'VE GOTTA TEAR THEM DOWN THE PINNACLES OF MY INVISIBLE EMPIRE I KNOW THE GAMBLE NEVER WORKS TWICE ALL THE DISTRACTIONS AT THE TABLE AND A WEIGHTED DICE BUT THE THRILL OF IT FEELS SO NICE YOU'D DO IT ALL AGAIN BUT I LOOK TO THE CHIPS I'D LOSE I'M STANDING ON THE PLATFORM WITH MY NECK IN THE NOOSE AND I KNOW IT'S NOT MY TIME NOT MY TIME (CHORUS) AND IF I DO ALL THE THINGS I DO WHILE I TELL MYSELF THAT I'M STAYING TRUE YOU KNOW I'LL NEVER STOP YOU KNOW I'LL NEVER THINK ABOUT IT I'LL PUT AN END TO ALL THIS TIME THAT I WOULD SPEND WITH IT ON MY MIND YOU KNOW I'LL NEVER STOPPED YOU KNOW I ALWAYS WONDERED ABOUT IT I WONDERED ABOUT THE WONDER (CHORUS) OH I WEAR A RUSTING CROWN AND I KNOW THIS DYNASTY IS FALLING THE CROWD SHOUTS FOR ANOTHER ROUND TO SEE THE RUIN THE SPECTACULAR DIAMONDS BEARING ICEBERGS THE MINARETS AND THE MARKET PLACES THE SIGNAL FIRES OF MY INVISIBLE EMPIRE