Don’t Believe a Word

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Cigarette fingers, ember stain Incriminating notes on a paper chain Did you ever get the feeling that you've been cheated? I wanna bust out, I've not been defeated They're all straw bones, they hold no water Got the whiplash smile, this gets harder Time has wound down and now we've been cashed Because half measures are all half-assed How did we ever end up this way? And I've gone numb in disarray Cultivating our ignorance Didn't we have some standards once? I hate you and your cowboy boots Oh, we wanted clever, we settled for stupid We threw it all away, so indiscreet Like a bad boyfriend, just a dirty little cheat [Pre-Chorus] It's a shallow, vicious state of mind Like an angry chump getting dumped online Give me back my photos, will you? You fucking whore, I'll kill you! [Chorus] (Don't believe it) Don't believe a word (Don't believe) Just keep on breathing (Don't believe it) 'Cause pretty soon (Don't believe) That good King George will wake up screaming [Verse 2] Our soundtrack is a soulless thing Some dull ache replaced the sting Rap stars brag about shootin' each other? Whatever happened to "brother, brother"? We like thugs when they attack and We like crime when it's black on black and Isn't this you, cool-hearted fake? Isn't this more than you can take? [Chorus] (Don't believe it) Don't believe a word (Don't believe) Just walk on by (Don't believe it) 'Cause this moment will pass (Don't believe) And then we all, can all get high and (Don't believe it) Don't believe it (Keep on dreamin') Just keep on breathing (Don't believe it) Oh, pretty soon (Don't believe) That good King George will wake up screaming [Interlude] Wake up screamin' Hahahaha Wake up screamin' Ohhh (Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!) [Bridge] Round up all the big linchpins I hope we don't get fooled again All sensation makes no sense You got some insane confidence I can't find myself, I can't change the station In this corporate, sell-out, hillbilly nation Scandalize now with such ease America give me back my keys [Pre-Chorus 2] Sand, it blows and soldier squeeze Trigger on fake enemies For all abroad, and all alone 'Til you come home, bring 'em home [Chorus] (Don't believe it) Don't believe a word (Don't believe) Just keep on breathing (Don't believe it) 'Cause, pretty soon (Don't believe) That good King George will wake up screaming (Don't believe it) Don't believe a word (Keep on dreamin') Don't believe a word (Don't believe it) Don't believe a word (Don't believe) Don't believe a word