Mandatory Lies Lyrics

Wake up, border control

Staring at the booklets that everybody holds

The colour, the symbol

The stickers on the back

Guess the nationality and how much did they pack

That girl looks a little young to be by herself

Should I tell someone or try to help out

There's here parents scribbling in ball-point

String connected to the table

No symptoms, no to all

Fire arms

Never in my life have I been to a farm

Mandatory lies

Then he asked me some questions that

I wasn't quite prepared for

Why did you use the escalator

You look pretty healthy

And what fabric mix is your T-shirt

I think it's cotton poly but I always cut the tags off

Cold water, tumble dry, Bangladesh

Now he's complaining about the meal

That he didn't have to pay for

To the person in the middle seat

Who didn't want to be there

Per diem persecution

Manufacturer's instructions

Mandatory lies

Subtitled infotainment

I refuse to buy the headphones

Until the flight attendant spills the coffee on my laptop

And now I've got some leverage

For the useless electronics

That I'll toss into the garbage

In the lobby of the hotel

Looking closely at the uniform

Needlessly objectifying

Tilted hat coordinated

Tailored for the Asian market

Leaning over whisper softly

Sorry for the inconvenience

25% off voucher quickie in the bathroom

I said cold water, tumble dry, Vietnam

I wake up in my own bed

Pre-empting my set alarm time

Pretending that it's the time change

Premature evacuation

Dripping in the darkness

Ducking past the hanging ductwork

Gas line installed incorrectly

Reach a hand into the basket

Extra concentration special formulation

Pre-packaged

Pre-proportioned

Automatic settings pre-selected

Cold water, tumble dry