Treat me like a doormat, wipe me out Take my will and grind it into dust You're free to do what you are told Until the rights to you are sold You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all I got Mandelay Relinquish what it takes to heal Relinquish touch and taste and feel Relinquish all I ever known Relinquish all and turn to stone Relinquish what's inside my head Relinquish all I've ever read
Relinquish all that I enjoy Forget that I am just a boy Deny myself the simplest pleasure Increase the suffocating pressure Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all I got Mandelay You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all You take away - I give you all