Frank Black And The Catholics - His Kingly Cave lyrics

He wants an altered state Inside the mansion walls She says she'd rather wait Yeah, for evening to fall But still the cap they ate And with a drink they chased The ghost that called They went to celebrate They went to have a ball Everyone gathered at the gates But it wasn't good at all The sky was turning gray They laughed at their mistake As their skin began to crawl Hey, but it's too late for to go back now They closed the gates and the scene was set Enter into his kingly cave Don't worry, the leopards won't bite you Wipe that big tear away See, they got jumpsuit on a headless cast And polished j**els under 2-inch gla** And bullet holes in Vernon's room out back Don't worry, the posse won't shoot you No more crying today He's tripping over graves As rain begins to fall And finally they escape When the shuttle bus is called The mourners now abate And one begins to say I scream, I scream for all Hey, but it's too late for to go back now They closed the gates and the scene was set Enter into his kingly cave Don't worry, the leopards won't bite you Wipe that big tear away See, they got jumpsuit on a headless cast And polished j**els under 2-inch gla** And bullet holes in Vernon's room out back Don't worry, the posse won't shoot you No more crying today Hey, but it's too late for to go back now Too late for the go back now Enter into his kingly cave He wants an altered state Inside the mansion walls She says she'd rather wait For evening to fall But still the cap they ate And with a drink they chased The ghost that called Yes Yes