Beck - Scarecrow lyrics

I'm walking through the other side
With the devil trying to take my mind
And my soul's just a silhouette
From the ashes of a cigarette

Illusions never fake their lies
And trick cards fool the eye
Carry zeros over 'til they add up
Bury tears in the chapters you shut

Sometimes the jail can't chain the cell
And the rain's too plain to tell
All alone but living well
The scarecrow's only scaring himself

I've been digging the ground and
The dust and the clouds
I see miles and miles and junkyard piles
I wanted hope from a grave
I wanted strength from a slave
What gives you comfort now might be
The end of you then

Crows are pulling at my clothes
The wind got my fingers froze
Standing all day keeping watch
Over all the treasures we've lost

Sometimes the jail can't chain the cell
And the rain's too plain to tell
All alone but living well
The scarecrow's only scaring himself

The scarecrow's only scaring himself
The scarecrow's only scaring himself
The scarecrow's only scaring himself