(Steve Walsh / David Ragsdale)

Buried deep under blood and skin
A whisper, a tempest is raging from within
I hold my breath, bitter proud
Afraid to scream 'fire' in the middle of a crowd
I ponder incisions, envision the brain
I beckon the surgeon to a slice against the grain
Now that I've wasted you

The white room is pure, the doctors are brave
If there's a cure I want to be saved
Sanctuary

Chorus 1:
Under the knife
Sharp and shiny key
Repair - redeem - resurrection
Under the knife
They'll cut you out of me
Maybe love's imitation is life
Under the knife

I have come to define a litany of sins
In a black dream, a courtroom where the trial never ends
I have come to determine a reasonable doubt
Where heaven and hell draw their boundary lines about
Now that I've wasted you (now that I've tasted you)

The white room had frost on the cold window pane
Your love had been lost, my love was in vain
Sanctuary

Chorus 2:
Under the knife
Sharp and shiny key
Repair - redeem - resurrection
Under the knife
They'll cut you out of me
Maybe dreams can be larger than life
Under the knife

Cynical splices, stitch and install
Solder the filaments, I feel nothing at all
Second wind secrets, let them rise let them fall
I'll walk through your firestorm, but never never crawl

[Instrumental break]

The gambler lives, the blood stain dries
It's time to forgive, I open my eyes
Sanctuary

(Repeat Chorus 1 & 2)

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