Leaping quick on leopard's back   I face the brunt of his attack   In the land of Nod, I'm king   Until the alarm clock rings      Stepping out from safety's door   I hear the rushing traffic roar   Smiling to myself I say   "Hooray, it's a brand new day"      Slashing my way through vine   I'll kill if I have to, I'll be there on time   Clawed through the freeway jam   I curse at the guy who passed me last time 'round      In my office settled back   Drink a cup of coffee   (Black)   Stretch my mind and try'n erase   The thought of the day to face      Life is like the leopard's den   And once you find you've fallen in   A safari of the heart   Surely comes to an end      Madness is our damnation   Strange is the situation we're all in   To one man it matters nothing   Others it shatters something, no one wins      I could not see it myself   (Though I'd read about it)   I could not hear it myself   (Though I'd heard about it)   I could not feel it myself   (Though I knew that it was real)      I could not hear it myself   (Don't you lie about it)   I could not feel it myself   (But don't you cry about it)      For there's an animal in us all   The brunt of which you'll see