Say, say what you mean
'Cause I, I can't read your mind
Please, please teach me telepathy
I can't get to sleep
My thoughts are my enemies
They sing to me
A carousel song
Revolving around my head
With what you said

I'm so tired but so awake
Solutions come but much too late
Say, say what you want
'Cause I, I can't read your mind
Please, please teach me telepathy

I'd die for your sins,
We both cry in sympathy
With our cruelty
And nobody wins
But I lose more expertly
So you turn and flee
The saints come marching in
I sing myself to sleep again

Say, say what you mean
'Cause I, I can't read your mind
Please, please teach me telepathy
I can't get to sleep, my songbird captivity
Oh, sing to me!