City Scum

I didn't read the film But I watched the book Your eyes were dressed In a vacant look These reputations They're all built on dust In the hollowed out Catacombs of lust Were the voices in the background A cacophonic plot To make me lose my balance And miss my shot? What was set into motion Was a moment of haste When the city scum Burned down the whole damn place The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The scene near by It's a violent one Where they grade your papers With a loaded gun You see, we seem real high Yet the pilot won We stuck around And now it's overdone So can you stay for an hour? I've got minutes to waste... You move with such A vibrant grace And if we stay It doesn't matter We've got minutes to chase We move at such a violent pace Were the voices in the background A cacophonic plot To make me lose my balance And miss my shot? What was sent into motion Was a moment of haste When the city scum Burned down the whole damn place The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The scene near by It's a violent one Where they grade your paper With a loaded gun You see, we seem real high But the pilot won We stuck around But now it's overdone So can you stay for an hour? I've got minutes to waste You move with such A vibrant grace What was set into motion Was a moment of haste When the City Scum Burned down the whole damn place The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down The City Scum They burnt the place down