The Mystery Room Lyrics - Ray Davies

It's the middle of the night 

And I look in the mirror 

Hey man, what do ya' see? 

Hear the sound of the train by the river 

Cryin' out "follow me" 

And the four walls knock me out of bed 

Run down the street, rain on my head 

Since I was a kid, always wanted to see 

Now I'm faced with mortality 

Yeah, I feel a greeting 

Yeah, my heart's still beating 

Now there's no retreating 

Comin' into the mystery room 

Yeah, my brain's in a free-fall 

My body's in free-fall 

[inaudible] inside of me is coming down on my head 

Short circuited, crosswire 

Up on the highwire 

Hear them play that honky tonk tune 

As you walk through that Mystery Room 

Yeah, can you feel the gloom? 

Let's stand in the Mystery Room 

Yeah, [inaudible] face of fear 

Live in denial, 'til we all get out of here 

Medication in the hope it might disappear 

If you can't see it, ya' can't feel it 

Meanwhile they're playin' my tune 

It's rainin' out there, but in here there's two 

Big black cars, covered in [inaudible] 

That's why I hide in my Mystery Room 

Don't judge me 

It's a moment too soon 

Can't ya' hear it in the crowds [inaudible] 

'Cause I'm here in my Mystery Room 

Come and join us 

We're here in the Mystery Room 

Come and join us 

We're here in the Mystery Room 

Yeah, hear the greeting 

Yeah, my heart's still beating 

Now there's no retreating 

Turn in to the Mystery Room