something's cracked inside
like the liberty bell
my heart clanking flat
like that cold abandoned shell
bankrupt thoughts
steal my hope
fix the bail
charge me interest while i'm stuck
in your plastic jail
from my cell i hear the clink
of my freedom ring
inside the belly of your cash machine
it should be criminal with a capitol "c"
how you try to hook me with your false promises
these happy endings ring a bell
steal my hope
set the bail
sell it back to me at cost
in your fancy jail
like the sun i watch it sink
like a holy grail
inside the belly of your cash machine
faceless metal miser
hoarding desires
crowned with a briar patch of tangled razor wire
you grant
you damn
from your throne in my hands
mechanical messiah
you've robbed my kingdom blind
nickel and dimed
it surely comes as no surprise
i can't afford your paradise
the one that rings me up and smiles
you cast a spell
steal my hope
set the bail
sell it back to me at cost
in your fancy jail
you won't rest until i've sunk every living thing
inside the belly of your cash machine
faceless metal miser
hoarding desires
crowned with a briar patch of tangled razor wire
you grant
you damn
from your throne in my hands
mechanical messiah
you've drained my kingdom dry!
