Carnival

[Verse 1:] I've walked these streets A virtual stage It seemed to me Make up on their faces Actors took their Places next to me I've walked these streets In a carnival Of sights to see All the cheap thrill seekers The vendors & the dealers They crowded around me [Chorus:] Have i been blind Have i been lost Inside myself and My own mind Hypnotized Mesmerized By what my eyes have seen? [Verse 2:] I've walked these streets In a spectacle of wealth & poverty In the diamond market The scarlet welcome carpet That they just rolled out for me I've walked these streets In the mad house asylum They can be Where a wild eyed misfit prophet On a traffic island stopped And he raved of saving me [Chorus] [Bridge:] Have i been wrong Have i been wise To shut my eyes And play along Hypnotized Paralyzed By what my eyes have found By what my eyes have seen What they have seen? [Chorus:] Have i been blind Have i been lost Have i been wrong Have i been wise Have i been strong Have i been Hypnotized Mesmerized By what my eyes have found In that great street carnival In that carnival?