Smokestack, cancerous, iron rusting Daylight wasted as it must be The cage beckons like an empty friend Sleep terror then it starts again It gives nothing ‘cause it only lends Just takes until the bitter end A human being can live a long long time Can’t we just get this over with? Painstaking, sidewinding, pulled by the strings Teeth sink into the hand that feeds With fear at my side, I’m beating the system to death Instinct calls me. I ignore it As the clock ticks, thoughts turn violent A pale shadow of a dream untrue Some still believe it, but they’re dreaming too The horses run until they’re turned to glue I know precisely what I need to do A human being can live a long long time Can’t we just get this over with? Painstaking, sidewinding, pulled by the strings Teeth sink into the hand that feeds With no other choice, I'm beating the system to death Beat the system to death