the motor buzzes in the basement

behind a curtain

behind a wall

upstairs the crowds have all gathered to see

how they can make money off tragedy

police police me

it's so easy

heads hover above podiums and,

nobody understands that they don't stand a chance

the glow of this show is alarmingly charming

the stars are all smiling

it's disarming

police police me

and all the while

we're waiting

for something like a sign

from the hole of lost control

from our overmade minds

come on go

goodnight bloodsuckers

sleep tight in your traps

the cheapest trash gets bought so fast

the cops and the criminals

the safe and the stray

they all mix in the ditches anyway

police police me