Free as a driving wheel Circling around your iron will See only what you feel Keeps you turning when you're standing still You tried to run from trouble when it comes You followed the drum keeping time with everyone High as the light of day You're

Don't be surprised, I will still rise Oh, ye of so little faith Don't doubt it, don't doubt it And the vultures all start circling They're whispering, you're out of time But still, I rise This is no mistake, no accident When you think the final nail is

End over end I'm circling Stop me so I can begin Burn all the candles out Make a wish but not aloud Relive the here and now See you now and then

"I may be circling the drain, but I got a few steps left in me" So when they tell you that you're finished And your chance to dance is done That's the time to stand To strike up the band And tell 'em that you just begun So when life's a real pea-super

We can see where things go naturally Just say the word and I'll part the sea It's alright Just come over here and sit next to me Yeah, it's alright Yeah it's over, it's over I'm circling these vultures Got me praying, man this hunger Feeling something