Carnival
I've walked these streetsA virtual stageIt seemed to meMake up on their facesActors took theirPlaces next to me
I've walked these streetsIn a carnivalOf sights to seeAll the cheap thrill seekersThe vendors & the dealersThey crowded around me
Have I been blindHave I been lostInside myself andMy own mindHypnotizedMesmerizedBy what my eyes have seen?
I've walked these streetsIn a spectacle of wealth & povertyIn the diamond marketThe scarlet welcome carpetThat they just rolled out for me
I've walked these streetsIn the mad house asylumThey can beWhere a wild eyed misfit prophetOn a traffic island stoppedAnd he raved of saving me
Have I been blindHave I been lostInside myself andMy own mindHypnotizedMesmerizedBy what my eyes have seen?
Have I been wrongHave I been wiseTo shut my eyesAnd play alongHypnotizedParalyzedBy what my eyes have foundBy what my eyes have seenWhat they have seen?
Have I been blindHave I been lostHave I been wrongHave I been wiseHave I been strongHave I beenHypnotizedMesmerizedBy what my eyes have foundIn that great street carnivalIn that carnival?