Piranha Pool Lyrics - Blue Rodeo

Leaning over the piranha pool 

You just wave your magic wand 

Dangling your fingertips 

Into the world of the just beyond. 

Sitting ever so quietly 

In your private dining room 

Guiding the waves of destiny 

Into the face of oblivion. 

So you'd rather been an opera star 

At the turn of the century. 

Well you never asked for this miracle trip 

A genius in the military 

You're sincerely surprised with your own success 

Hanging out with the judges and the corporate heads 

You never anticipate the final toll 

Still shining all your medals 

For the final curtain call. 

You're always talking 'bout the here and after 

But it don't make much sense to me 

Still for all the men that you condemn 

Well I hope there's some kind of heaven 

And there's got to be some kind of hell for you 

Leaning over the piranha pool 

You just wave your magic wand 

Dangling your fingertips 

Into the world of the just beyond. 

Sitting ever so quietly 

In your private dining room 

Guiding the waves of destiny 

Into the face of oblivion.