A friend of mine woke me up to tell me about his dream All the lights in the world went black He felt like a tiger in a burning tree It was like he was late for something That he did not wanna see His life looks better on paper He lives like a tiger in a burning tree Blow out the candles and make a wish A woman from the city in the South She lost her cow when the bottom fell out She sold her life to the deep blue sea She left a message for the world to see She knows better what it's like to be A tiger in a burning tree Close your eyes and take a big deep breath Blow out the candles and look away I was a child that painted my toys angel blue and devil red I broke him into pieces, set them on fire Swept him under my bed I never learned how to play nice with all the other kids I never learned how to draw inside the lines and probably never will Close your eyes and take a big deep breath Imagine a world so much better than this Now close your eyes and jump to a place you attain to be And you can tell me what it feels like To be a tiger in a burning tree