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!
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sözleri de şöyle:
Go to a cash machine
To get a ticket home
Message on the screen
Says don't make plans, you're broke
No, no this can't be right
I know that time is tight
I've only just been paid
Three weeks five days, til I'm seen
Right...
No...
I scratch a living, it ain't easy
You know it's a drag
I'm always paying, never make it
But you can't look back
I wonder if I'll ever get
To where I want to be
Better believe it
I'm working for the cash machine
I try to phone a friend
My credit's in the red
I try to skip the fare
Ticket inspector's there
No no, this can't be right
I live an honest life
It seems like sometimes
You don't cross the line
You don't get
By...
No...
I scratch a living, it ain't easy
You know it's a drag
I'm always paying, never make it
But you can't look back
I wonder if I'll ever get
To where I want to be
Better believe it
Yeah...
What am I gonna do
My girlfriend's test turned blue
We tried to play it safe
That night we could not wait
No no, this can't be right
She said it would be alright
I can't afford to be a daddy
So I leave tonight...
No...
I scratch a living, it ain't easy
You know it's a drag
I'm always paying, never make it
But you can't look back
I wonder if I'll ever get
To where I want to be
Better believe it
I'm working for the cash machine
Cash machine
Cash machine ...
There's a hole in my pocket, my pocket, my pocket
There's a hole in my pocket, my pocket, my pocket
There's a hole in my pocket, my pocket, my pocket
There's a hole in my pocket
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah