Know What It Means - The Tiger Lillies

Just for effect the angel of death asks you to confess your dreams

I’m prepared to bet you wouldn’t expect or even know what they mean

They’ll burn in the fire all your desires when you emerge you will be clean

So you contrive all the time you’re alive to effect that you know what it means

You know what it means you effect that you know what it means

Is there good is there bad or are you just mad do you have a card to redeem

You smile and you joke at desire you poke is there anyone left now to dream

The gambler bets the old men forget and nobody knows what it means

Is there good or bad or are you just mad do you have a card to redeem

At your funeral dirge you’ll be free to expurge that it really didn’t mean a thing

The gambler bets the old men forget and nobody knows what it means