Uttering idle words from a reprobate mind
  Clinging to strange promises, dying on the line
  Never being able to separate the good from the bad
  Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
  It's making me feel so bad.
    Dead man, dead man
  When will you arise ?
  Cobwebs in your mind
  Dust upon your eyes.
    Satan got you by the heel, there's bird's nest in your hair
  Do you have any faith at all ? Do you have any love to share ?
  The way that you hold you head, cursing God with every move
  Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
  What are you trying to prove ?
    Dead man, dead man
  When will you arise ?
  Cobwebs in your mind
  Dust upon your eyes.
    The glamour and the bright lights, and the politics of sin
  The ghetto that you build for me is the one you're living in
  The race of the engine that overrules your heart
  Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
  Pretending that you're so smart.
    Dead man, dead man
  When will you arise ?
  Cobwebs in your mind
  Dust upon your eyes.
    What are you trying to overpower me with, the doctrine or the gun ?
  My back is already to the wall, where can I run ?
  The tuxedo that you're wearing, the flower in your lapel
  Ooh, I can't stand it, I can't stand it
  You wanna take me down to hell.
    Dead man, dead man
  When will you arise ?
  Cobwebs in your mind
  Dust upon your eyes.