Up the Down Escalator

I'm gazing up at the faces staring blankly at me

I suppose it's just a sign of the times

They tell me that tomorrow will never arrive

But I've seen it end a million times

I lost my direction while dodging the flak

Give me a hint or something

If I could freeze time at the flick of a switch

I wouldn't hesitate

No

There must be something wrong boys

Yeah, there must be something wrong boys

Obnoxious action, obnoxious results

From teachers who refuse to be taught

Distorted pictures and dizzy dizzy people

Rush by me at the speed of thought

And sit at their tables and throw us the scraps

For Christs' sake leave us something

Now they can erase us at the flick of a switch

How long will it take

Now!

There must be something wrong boys

Yeah, there must be something wrong boys

There must be something wrong boys

They're dragging me down

Eden, there's no Eden, anyway

They sit at their tables and throw us the scraps

For Christs' sake leave us something

Now they can erase you at the flick of a switch

How much longer must we wait

Now

There must be something wrong boys

There must be something wrong boys

There must be something wrong boys

They're dragging me down

They're dragging me down

They're dragging me down

You either swim or you drown