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 if there's anything left to 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 no end that I know   And I can't say if we're ever   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 out our brains   Oh, please, don't let these shakes go on      You see me now a veteran   Of a thousand psychic wars   My energy's 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 been sliding into hell      Oh, please don't let these shakes go on   Don't let these shakes go on   Don't let these shakes go on