Freedom's just a game
  somebody tacked onto
  your ball and chain
  Love is a drug
  You've been canonized
  Want to be a high priestess?
  then you got to sacrifice
  Somebody wants you
  to put out your eyes
  and drag you lower
  on the ladder than he is
  Reel you in slowly
  kingfish on a line
  Some people get a kick
  out of making you suffer
  You try the patience of the gods
  in the heat of a moment's pleasure
  and your sad retreat
  Mistake the moment for the song
  The actor for the role
  The neon light for day
  Somebody wants you
  to clip your wings
  Take shelter in the dark
  and the savage heat
  Mocks you with the burning sky
  and drops you in the ring
  Somebody gets a kick
  out of seeing you suffer
  He can't take pleasure
  He feeds on pain
  He ain't no gambler
  He just likes to play the game
  It's a measure of a man
  It's a candle in the rain
  to treasure the link
  and not the chain