Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lying like needles
On forest Earth
Euphoric rush
Trees bend to pray for us
[Verse 2]
I'm sputtering
Like cold machines
Late for the birth
Ritual
[Verse 3]
Ritual
Ritual
Ritual
[Verse 4]
You can drive my tail
To watch the circus
A birth ritual
A birth of idiots
[Verse 5]
Now I woke up blessed
And good strives for heartache
Marked for the death
Ritual
[Verse 6]
Ritual
Ritual
[Verse 7]
As you start the song
And face this garden
I light a cigarette before the execution
[Verse 8]
Now you see your crime
For every miracle
Add another drug at every birth ritual
[Verse 9]
I took the drug
To make me stay
And now everything
Dies in shyness
[Verse 10]
The snake retreats
Admits defeat
And waits for the birth
Ritual
[Verse 11]
Ritual
Ritual
[Verse 12]
As you start the song
And face this garden
I light a cigarette before the execution
[Verse 13]
Now you see your crime
For every miracle
Add another drug at every birth ritual
[Verse 14]
Shining light
Child's highs
Mark his sides
Bright until the newness wears off
[Verse 15]
As you start the song
And face this garden
I light a cigarette before the execution
[Verse 16]
Now you see your crime
For every miracle
Add another drug at every birth ritual
[Verse 17]
Ritual
Ritual
Ritual
Oh
Oh
Written by: Chris Cornell, Kim A. Thayil, Matt Cameron