THE FAKE SOUND OF PROGRESS

Somebody told me that I'd always have to bow

If that was true, I would have fallen apart by now

The more you think, the less you act their way

So can you hear this, the fake sound of progress?

Never reason with a fool, but is that unkind?

Looks like I've lost my mind once again

I know it all sounds so contrived, but it's got to me

You know I've got to be more than this

Don't frown, don't scorn, 'cause I walk a different street to you

You look so worn, I bet that life has got you blown

But it will never get to me

Somebody told me that I'd always have to bow

If that was true, I would have fallen apart by now

The more you think, the less you act their way

So can you hear this, the fake sound of progress?

E-yeah-yes

And I feel the way you hold, hold me back from this

Chances that I've missed, now they're gone

Apathy is all I sense, the feeling's too intense

Sitting on the fence, can't decide

Don't frown, don't scorn, 'cause I walk a different street to you

You look so worn, I bet that life has got you blown

But it will never get to me

Somebody told me that I'd always have to bow

If that was true, I would have fallen apart by now

The more you think, the less you act their way

So can you hear this, the fake sound of progress?

E-yeah-yes

All these words that I can't afford

Never feel another day

All these thoughts and I need more

Make me takeaway

Tell me now, can you hear the sound

Of all these people falling down?

Growing back into the ground

Make me smile again

Argh, swing it!

(It sounds like) da da-da, da da da da-da

Da-da, da, da, da da da da-da (it sounds like)

Da da-da, da da da da-da (it sounds like this)

All these words that I can't afford

Never feel another day

All these thoughts and I want more

Make me takeaway

All these words that I can't afford

I'll never feel another day

It makes me takeaway

Somebody told me that I'd always have to bow

If that was true, I would have fallen apart by now

The more you think, the less you act their way

So can you hear this, the fake sound of progress?

It makes me smile again (the fake sound of progress)

It makes me smile again, yeah (the fake sound of progress)

It makes me smile again

The fake sound of progress

Jimmy was too square

For that kind of bullshit, I mean

Why venture out of your house, and whatever?

Run into a pile of shit

It sucks, man

It sucks, man

It sucks, man

It sucks, man