You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
I´ve been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar
And I´m young enough to look at, and far too old to see
All the scars are on the inside
I´m not sure that there´s anything left of me

Don´t let these shakes go on, it´s time we had a break from it
It´s time we had some leave
We´ve been living in the flames
We´ve been eating up our brains
Oh please, don´t let these shakes go on.

You ask me why I´m weary, why I can´t speak to you
You blame me for my silence, say it´s time I changed and grew
But the war´s still going on, dear, and there´s nowhen that I know
And I can´t stand forever
I can´t say if we´re ever gonna be free

Don´t let these shakes go on, it´s time we had a break from it
It´s time we had some leave
We´ve been living in the flames
We´ve been eating up our brains
Oh please, don´t let these shakes go on.

You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
My energy is spent at last, and my armor is destroyed
I have used up all my weapons, and I´m helpless and bereaved
Wounds are all I´m made of
Did I hear you say that this is victory?

Don´t let these shakes go on, it´s time we had a break from it
Send me to the rear
Where the tides of madness swell
And men sliding into hell
Oh please, don´t let these shakes go on.