at extent Keep twisting the lens but the scene still makes no sense Should have done something Instead of lining up days off in hopes that they'll explain What it is I am trying to save
I've got todo lists I write on myself But they're fading away before I can cross anything out No one ever does the right thing She loves baseball and strip-malls but at least she loves Something
So I ignore everything Keeps my mind healthy There just always seem to be more important things To do here To do here
I'm focusing but to what expense I still miss all of my old friends They remain a world away While I attend parties in nondescript apartments So what am I trying to save?
I feel repressed here, surpressed Like I'm being pushed down and forced to forget Every hopeful thing that I represent And everybodys been trying to convince me That it's okay, just deal with the BS But I'm sick of each day blurring into the next
Until everything is automatic again
I feel like a child in need of constant attention In order to get up and be able to function Like there's a key in the back of my mind And if it's not turned right it'll start to unwind Well California clouds my judgement, I can't seem to behave The air is not right here and now my head is beginning to ache
Until everything is automatic again And the inspiration I felt before has all but come and gone
I don't understand why you would come so far only to stop Does it really make you happy, being a robot working for more robots?
Got a boss who's telling me I'm two minutes late Gotta make up for it, I could start by dedicating My life to my job to get a higher GS score Some customer comments to raise the stats of the store They don't mean nothing but at least it looks good on my review ...
In the wars of the past we'd have rationed our food Well keep on consuming because now we don't have to Thank god for yellow ribbons, those meaningless tokens that make us feel worthy And thank god for George, for keeping matters abroad For rising gas costs being the only sacrifice I have to see
(We have it easy)
I feel repressed here, surpressed Like I'm being pushed down and forced to forget ...
We should be doing something right now Everybody's sittin' they're just laying around And we're all watching I guess we must be waiting for something I think we're sick Yeah we must be exhausted From observing all that's going on and not being part of it Though we all most definately have something we want to say
Well isn't this strange I'm filtering my water and there's this sudden change In temperature I cut my hair shorter each year And I'm replacing bulbs And it seems so small It's almost not worth doing, it's almost not worth doing at all No its almost not worth doing at all
Well maybe we Should be fighting
They say "Settle down" "Oh, settle down!" But it's hard not to hold back when civilization Has come to stop us now So shout "S.O.S.", yes And I'll hold your hand so tight except Not enough to get stuck in my ways I swear that I'm letting go when that first fist is raised