Seven days Seven days to build this “perfect” world So beautifully unfolded, fat baby on your lap Seven signs before you’d lose your cool Obnoxious, pompous fool? I’d say you’re full of crap So you’re still selling the Paradise scam? While keeping a hell of a poker face Well, nothing’s really changing at all, so I’ll be damned, boy Thank you for those seven priceless days Seven Please, don’t be a stranger, look inside my life Full of it? As you are, with a touch of pride Cut me open, rip me up inside What’s the matter? Busy? Blinded by the light? Zooming in on the shores of Paradise Those billboards full of lies Unchaining gates of Hell Tears of joy on salesman’s pretty face He’s screwing us with grace I hope I’ll live to tell I hope, live to tell Hell or heaven, the same merry-go-round Pieces of one puzzle, cut ‘n’ paste Tell me, is it really the best way which you’ve found While sitting on that holy ground Wear that shiny, golden crown For seven unforgettable days Seven days Seven deadly sins, those remarkable days Seven days Seven days Seven days