Flaming Telepaths

"Flaming Telepaths" is the seventh track from Blue Öyster Cult's third studio album, Secret Treaties. Its lyrics describe a man who has become sick from having performed so many experiments on himself.

Blue Öyster Cult

 * Eric Bloom - lead vocals, stun guitar, keyboards
 * Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser - lead guitar
 * Allen Lanier - keyboards, synthesizers, guitar
 * Joe Bouchard - bass, vocals
 * Albert Bouchard - drums, vocals

Production

 * David Lucas - producer
 * Murray Krugman - producer
 * Sandy Pearlman - producer
 * Tim Geelan - engineer
 * Jerry Smith - engineer
 * Lehman Yates - recording
 * Lou Schlossberg - recording

Lyrics
Well I’ve opened up my veins too many times And the poisons in my heart and in my mind Poison's in my bloodstream Poison's in my pride I’m after rebellion I’ll settle for lies

Is it any wonder that my mind’s on fire Imprisoned by the thought of what to do Is it any wonder that my joke’s an iron And the joke’s on you

Experiments that failed too many times Transformations that were too hard to find Poison's in my bloodstream Poison's in my pride I’m after rebellion I’ll settle for lies

Yes I know the secrets of the iron and mind They’re trinity acts, a mineral fire Yes I know the secrets of the circuitry mind It’s a flaming wonder telepath

Well I’ve opened up my veins too many times And the poisons in my heart and in my mind Poison's in my bloodstream Poison's in my pride I’m after rebellion I’ll settle for lies

Is it any wonder that my mind’s on fire Imprisoned by the thought of what to do Is it any wonder that my joke’s an iron And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you

And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you

And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you And the joke’s on you And the joke

Trivia

 * "Flaming Telepaths," as it appears on Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best of Blue Öyster Cult, features the drum intro without the music box that bridges to it from the end of "Harvester of Eyes."