Smoking myself crazy
Was the only option
Boredom took over
In this noggin
get in my head
Proceed with caution
These ways of mine
Can be a toxin
To anyone who listens
And isn't ready
To deal with me
And thoughts unsteady
Not saying this
Just to be edgy
No one cares anyway
So I'll stay petty
Doesn't compare
To the battle that looms
In each of our heads
When we leave the womb
Dark and light days
Til we enter the tomb
And prepare our souls
For the sonic boom
The controversy of life
Is what you bought
You own nothing
Just sold and purchased thoughts
Betting your life
Hoping to hit the jackpot
Should know by now
It was a long shot
But there's a chance
For any civilian
To make it big
And play in that pavilion
To be known
When they walk in a building
Sorry, not in this game
You're one in a million
If I don’t make it
Then what's my purpose
Can't stay in line
And be part of this circus

Married and bored
Or single and lonely
They look up to me
In a life unholy
They want you to work
And keep your mouth shut
With a clean face
And short haircut
not a robot
Want a life free of stress
doesn’t seem possible
But I digress
Media rules all
So when you clock in
the controversy keeps them talking

the next big thing
On the screen
Is always something
That's unforeseen
What's the cause
Should've had a vaccine
For tragedies of life
That go unseen
We can't believe it
Til it's too late
What in the world
Could cause so much hate
We don't understand
So we investigate
But what good is it
When we're scared straight
Don’t live in fear
Here's some gas on the fire
supposed to keep things
From going haywire
Keep us safe
And trust you with our lives
But sometimes I think
You just leave us deprived
From the information
We need to survive
Don’t get me wrong
Not trying to imply
That you're the enemy
But explain the divide

(Married and bored
Or single and lonely
They look up to me
In a life unholy
They want you to work
And keep your mouth shut
With a clean face
And short haircut
not a robot
Want a life free of stress
doesn’t seem possible
But I digress
Media rules all
So when you clock in
the controversy keeps them talking)x2

Married and bored
Or single and lonely
They look up to me
In a life unholy
(The controversy keeps them talking)x3
Media rules all
So when you clock in
the controversy keeps them talking

(Married and bored
Or single and lonely
They look up to me
In a life unholy
They want you to work
And keep your mouth shut
With a clean face
And short haircut
not a robot
Want a life free of stress
doesn’t seem possible
But I digress
Media rules all
So when you clock in
the controversy keeps them talking)x2