Smoke Alarms (Live In-Studio Performance) Lyrics

I'm so tired of hearing

About all the same old things

The same 4 chords played on the same 6 strings

And everybody's out there

Trying to survive the scene

It's like a house fire they call the "American Dream"

And when you're sleeping

They're sneaking in and robbing you blind

Only to charge you in the morning for the use of your eyes

So they can lend you back your money when they get you to sign

A promissory note to pay back all their interest on time, but the…

Smoke alarms are going off

Flashing red like it's time to stop

Smoke alarms are going off

Flashing red like it's time to stop

So bear with me as I put it all together

Assemble another piece

A banker gives an order to kill

Somebody else overseas

They tell us on the news

The murders are keeping us all free,

But when you're locked up with your "freedoms"

You can thank the police

I think nobody wants to see it

They know, but don't want to see

This way of life is just a game-

Perpetuated by greed

They like to talk all of this shit

Like that's how it's supposed to be

Rob the poor to feed the rich

And they call it "economy"

Smoke alarms are going off

Flashing red like it's time to stop

Smoke alarms are going off

Flashing red like it's time to stop

Smoke alarms are going off

Flashing red like it's time to stop

Smoke alarms are going off

Flashing red like it's time to stop