Hypnosis For Theatre Lyrics - Howard Lawrence

There he goes to the house of strangers 

He used to live there in constant danger 

Keeps the darkness locked away 

Head face down 

Now he's in the halls of magic 

Shhhh...don't make a sound 

Stretched out on the couch glazed eyes wide shut 

Tells a wild tragic story 

Feels the burn in his gut 

The doctor tries to wake him but he's just too drugged to hear 

Obsessed with all he used to be 

A captive of his fears 

There he stands in the house of strangers 

It's unfamiliar-they rearranged it 

A look of panic fills his eyes 

Hits the floor face down 

Breathe deep for the next half-hour 

Shhhh...let's go another round 

Stranded in a lime-green desert 

Chased by dogs through the woods 

Unprepared for the final exam 

Would scream for help if he could 

His doctor takes him deeper than instincts would suggest 

But this case seems untreatable 

This patient is possessed 

Doctor-I'm a wreck...here's your check 

Now can you help me here? 

You and I both know all too well 

I've been gettin it wrong for years and years 

How can I cut through these chains? 

Can I file a claim? 

There he goes from the house of strangers 

Crushed and torn apart from the flood of changes 

Speeds away... 

Can't look back 

Wants to die face down 

This time try to let yourself go numb 

We're goin way back now... 

Let's count off...1-2-3-to the ground! 

A grown man cries for the pain of his youth 

He doesn't waste time in the search for truth 

Vows not to punish the kids in his dreams 

But he'll never break the cycle 

It's not as easy as it seems 

No?