[Intro – Uneven heartbeat, distorted bass, distant telephone ringing] [Verse 1 – The Trigger] making everybody happy, ain't as easy as it sounds, make it quick and make it snappy or they'll release the fuckin' hounds just trying to stay cool, not messing around with things, but suddenly I'm the fool, because the goddamn Bat phone rings [Pre-Chorus – Panic building] just lay right back... don't pay attention to the probes, you're too white and black, now spread those lobes [Chorus – Explosive, shouted] CALL IT SKILL! CALL IT LUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! I TRIED REAL HARD BUT I GOT STUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! [Verse 2 – The Spiral] while I crumble at the knees, I'm standing here trying to hold up the walls, not too proud to say please never know which one falls, everything's so fragile, everyone's so cruel, but sabotage is agile and I still end up the fool [Pre-Chorus – Panic building] just lay right back... don't pay attention to the probes, you're too white and black, now spread those lobes [Chorus – Explosive, shouted] CALL IT SKILL! CALL IT LUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! I TRIED REAL HARD BUT I GOT STUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! MINDFUCK, BABY! [Verse 3 – The Contradiction] little red alarms go off in my head, little red flags wave before my eyes, but my sensor's fucking dead, too exhausted to disguise my stomach's tied in sailor's knots, my heart's forgotten how to beat, I'm trying to connect the dots, while the floor falls out beneath my feet [Bridge – Sudden silence, low mechanical hum, cold clinical voice, restraints clicking into place] Take your seat, now settle in, We're gonna see what lies within. Strap your wrists and hold real still, We've got some holes we'd like to fill. Check the wires! Test the feed! Tell us what your brain might need! Spread those lobes! Relax your jaw! Forget about the things you saw! [Whispered, then screamed] Three... two... one... SURPRISE! [Breakdown – Distorted heartbeat, frantic percussion, increasingly deranged shouting] RING! RING! THERE IT GOES! ELECTRODES UP IN MY NOSE! HEART ATTACK! PANIC SNAP! SOMEBODY GET ME OUT THIS TRAP! IN! OUT! IN! OUT! WHAT THE FUCK'S IT ALL ABOUT?! PUSH ME! PULL ME! TWIST ME UP! WELCOME TO THE FUCKIN' MINDFUCK! MINDFUCK, BABY! [Final Chorus – Double-time, full-band assault] CALL IT SKILL! CALL IT LUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! I TRIED REAL HARD BUT I GOT STUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! CALL IT SKILL! CALL IT LUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! I TRIED REAL HARD BUT I GOT STUCK! FRONT ROW TICKET TO A VULKAN MINDFUCK! MINDFUCK, BABY! [Outro – Instruments collapse into a mechanical hum, heartbeat slowing] The straps come loose, the lights go black, They hand me half my brain cells back. I stumble out, they wish me luck, ANOTHER FUCKING MINDFUCK! [Whispered – Cheerfully deranged] [stern, logical male voice] "live long and prosper." [One final heartbeat. Silence. false ending] MINDFUCK, BABY!
