Jungle Fever

JUNGLE FEVER [Verse I] An hour ago I walked among The market crowds beneath the sun My children laughed, my wife held tight Now jungle shadows swallow light A knot of pain behind my head A blindfold black, a trail of dread Through tangled roots and thorny vines I stumbled blind through foreign wilds [Pre-Chorus] "Where is my family?" No answer came Only a stranger's hand Across my face [Chorus] Weak hands... Soft hands... Beating me down Thin men... Dead eyes... Gather around No blade No bullet No roaring cry Just endless little blows Until I die [Verse II] The blindfold fell, the sunlight burned The world returned as vision turned A barefoot figure slipped away Into the green and into shade I ran in panic, chased the ghost A hidden tether snapped me short The jungle laughed, the jungle knew That I was trapped and helpless too Then from the trees they slowly came Starved and hollow, worn by pain Twenty shadows clothed in skin Twenty empty eyes closing in [Pre-Chorus] Their fists were weak Their arms were thin But still they struck Again... again... [Chorus] Weak hands... Soft hands... Beating me down Thin men... Dead eyes... Gather around No blade No bullet No roaring cry Just endless little blows Until I die [Bridge] Bruise upon bruise Day upon day Nothing enough To take life away Yet every touch Consumed my mind A suffocating tide Without a finish line I screamed for mercy I screamed for death I screamed until There was nothing left "Harder!" Harder! "HARDER!" Harder! "HARDER!" God, make it stop! [Breakdown] Harder! Harder! Harder! Harder! Like a child Like a madman Like a prayer gone wrong Harder! Harder! Harder! Harder! The rhythm never changed [Final Chorus] Weak hands... Soft hands... Eating me whole Thin men... Dead eyes... Feeding their souls No blade No bullet No glorious fight Just countless little wounds In the endless night [Outro] Years from now The hikers came To find white bones Without a name The flesh was gone The marks remained A thousand human teeth Engraved The jungle kept Its secret well And all those weak hands Dragged me to hell