Discover the story of the song > Middle Of The Riddle – Alphaville

The lyrics are describing a series of strange and nonsensical events. The protagonist is a lonely man who plays his horn on the moon, while a girl at a bar smiles at him. They receive an invitation to tea from someone they don't remember. A small black dog and a loon bark along, adding to the confusion. The protagonist feels like they're walking on a knife wire, with intuition and chance guiding them. They are searching for something important but can't remember what it is. The chorus repeats that everything is just a big surprise, and the president's horse is actually a rabbit living in a big boy's mind. The bridge mentions that no one can talk to the person in charge, and the song ends by repeating that we are all living in a big boy's mind.