Haunted Town Lyrics

BELOW THE DROP
Picked a spot below the drop
Knew something was about to fall
I've been waiting around for long enough
Now I hear my non-call
We're not subjects of your stupid precepts
We're built on grains of truth
It's a no-class, sight-unseen report
Not swayed by your abuse

I'm not boxed in

Religious convention is your own invention
Called the lightning-fast fist of Man
But religious slates don't dictate our fate
I don't walk around in a trance
Disbelief is what we preach
To the troubles that make up our mind
When things fall short of expectation
It's time to redefine


STRONGBOX
Got myself a strongbox
Christened it the headlock
Fucks me up to no end
But I know it's godsent

Keeps me off the hotseat
Keeps me up on both feet
Always looks down both ways
Paranoia's never late
HAUNTED TOWN
Too many buildings
Not enough people
Left to go around

When the wires are frayed
Where the people once stayed
And the rust doesn't make a sound

Can you afford
The exit door
Back to the suburban playgrounds

They've left me with
The burden of
A haunted town

Live in a haunted town...

Mining raw materials
They send it back as trash

On the shelves and aerials
Mechanized means they'll come back
MOB CLASH
See the arrows clash
Face to face on the green
Everbody's got a cause
Few know what it means

From the helicopters
It's hard to tell them apart
Beat a man you're someone
With a mob to back you up

Mob clash, sparks flash
Everbody's got it wrong

Is that your thinking
On a one line sign
On a color television
But to me it looks black and white


WE'LL BE HERE TOMORROW
Where do we go once we've seen the edge?
Do we jump or do we pick sponts to defend?
Not much of a choice but there it is
Once you see it you'll know that's all there is

We'll be here tomorrow, with what we've said today

Go to the extreme say you'll be dead next year
Have the fun you've never had because the end is near
But the day will come and go like it always will
You need a little action to keep you still

I wave the see-through banner of insanity
Make your jokes but I'm laughing at you and me
He who laughs last gets the biggest win
We might be kinda laughin' 'cause you ain't been



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