Shakedown

I've got gum in my hair, I've got blood on my shoes I've got a million different reasons to be singing the blues But mainly I'm just confused, is there something I missed? It's like everyone is doomed, but nobody's pissed And I'm alive, I'm alive, but it doesn't feel right It's like I'm under the control of an undetectable device Wait, I've got answers in my hand, Siri, what is wrong with me? She says she doesn't understand, then feeds me links on irony This is beginning to feel like a shakedown We're sailing sideways through a fallacy Trying not to slip and choke on the way down Cover your assets if you know what I mean I've got a bucket of dreams, I've got a head full of steam I'm much too privileged to preach, did fascists kill this machine? If I was sleeping, then I swear I'm awake now Because I'm drowning in a fallacy I took a seat at the table, I cut the deck with my stare Bet all my chips on a straight, the bastard won with a pair I felt the ship begin to shake, I felt a change in the air I set a picnic on the plank and dropped my tickets to the fair God lit a candle on Monday so he could build us a home He let it burn until Sunday, then took a seat at his throne The world caught fire, flames grew higher as he left it alone And now it's too damn hot to touch The flesh just drips right off the bone But I'm still confused, I'm stuck on the fence Between "missing the point" and "there's nothing to get" As we're fighting to find meaning to this ride around the sun I've heard a million different reasons and can't believe a single one This is beginning to feel like a shakedown We're sailing sideways through a fallacy Trying not to slip and choke on the way down Cover your assets if you know what I mean I've got a bucket of dreams, I've got a head full of steam I'm much too privileged to preach, did fascists kill this machine? If I was sleeping, then I swear I'm awake now Because I'm drowning in a fallacy This is beginning to feel like a shakedown Because I'm drowning in a fallacy This is beginning to feel like a shakedown Drowning in a fallacy I've got a brain full of bees, I bite my tongue 'til it bleeds Up to my neck in concrete, I really want to believe That if I was sleeping, then I swear I'm awake now Because I'm drowning in a fallacy