he says he looks in the mirror   and he can't tell anymore   who he really is and who they believe him to be   and he says he walks a thin line   between what is and what could be   and he's getting closer   to something he can't understand       cause there's a crack in his plastic crown   and his throne of ice is melting   he climbed his ladder   there was nothing there   now it's a long way down       cause on and on and on he goes   dancing on the grave   of what he thought was still alive   and on and on and on he goes   dancing in mansions made of twigs   and castles made of sand       he says his head is filled with   cartoons and fairy tales   and he's trapped inside a dungeon of dolls   with smiles on their faces   he's built a pretty cage   his show's on a beautiful stage   with candy coated prison bars   and chains that look like jewelry       cause there's a crack in his plastic crown   and his throne of ice is melting   he climbed his ladder   there was nothing there   now it's a long way down       cause on and on and on he goes    dancing on the grave   of what he thought was still alive   and on and on and on he goes   dancing in mansions made of twigs   and castles made of sand       cause he lives inside   of fairy tales and castles now   and there's room inside   for false expectations and illusions       there's a crack in his plastic crown   and his throne of ice is melting   he climbed his ladder   there was nothing there   now it's a long way down   it's a long way down       on and on and on he goes   dancing on the grave   of what he thought was still alive   hey on and on and on he goes   dancing in mansions made twigs   and castles made of sand       cause on and on and on he goes   dancing on the grave   of what he thought was still alive   and on and on and on he goes   dancing in mansions made of twigs   and castles made of sand       cause on and on and on he goes   dancing on the grave   (on and on and on he goes) of what he thought was still alive   and on and on and on he goes   dancing in mansions made of twigs   and castles made of sand