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White-faced phantoms in a foggy rain

Minnows in the pool, the way they slip away

And I go fumbling, go run again to repossess

The story of my youth

The story of my electric past

Are we running after flickering sparks, oh?

Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark, oh?

The way we chase that mercury

The way we chase that mercury

Loud like lions and as slick as wolves

Desperately we hunt the other animals

But in the end, if all we are is dogs out back, chasing cars

Then pray that we don’t get the things we want

Are we running after flickering sparks, oh?

Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark, oh?

The way we chase that mercury

The way we chase that mercury, oh

Another pound of flesh

Offer it up to the gods of American success

But no matter what you are

You’re only second best

And it’s all that you can ever hope to be

The way you chase that mercury, oh

Fragile frames fumble in the mystery

Afraid to be exposed while we pretend to be

Something more than what we are

Fools in love with punch drunk hearts

Mystified by everything we see

Are we running after flickering sparks, oh?

Are we grappling for diamonds in the dark, oh?

The way we chase that mercury

The way we chase that mercury, oh

Oh, the way we chase that mercury

The way we chase that mercury, oh

Another pound of flesh

Offer it up to the gods of American success

But no matter who you are

You’re only second best

And it’s all that you can ever hope to be

The way you chase that mercury, oh

The way you chase that mercury

There must be more to this

Our desperate wandering

How do we put to rest

All of our discontent

Beneath the shadows of

All that we think we want

Is there a light we can’t see?

There must be more to this

Our desperate wandering

How do we put to rest

All of our discontent

Beneath the shadows of

All that we think we want

Is there a light we can’t see?

The way you chase that mercury

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