[INTRO]
Disposable childhood
Lost in a dream
Nowhere to run to
But turning away
Mother and father
Lost in a dream
Sisters and brothers
Never be free

[VERSE 1]
Why you wanna be here
Where you gonna stay
Your life's been nothing
You just throw it away
But girl on the corner
Looking to score
Looks like a woman
Or the girl next door

[VERSE 2]
Why you wanna be here
Did you think there's a cure
You try to repress it
You think you can soar
The man on the corner
He's lost in a dream
So far gone
Never be free

[CHORUS to FADE]
Needles and smoke
In the city of lies
Rapture is found
When you are high
Needles and smoke
To settle the score
There's nowhere to run
In the city of lies

Needles and smoke
In the city of lies
Rapture is found
When you are high

Needles and smoke
City of lies
Rapture is found
When you are high

Needles and smoke
To settle the score
Nowhere to run
In the city of...