VERSE 1
No hobbies for you, just the red, white, and blue
Say the Pledge of Allegiance ‘til Satan is defeated
Punch-down comedians in an idiot contest
Take Pink Floyd and George Carlin out of context
They say the seven words and still need an education
Egocentric minds trained to recognize one nation
The rest of the world is outside of the bubble
Cross the borderline and you’re in biblical trouble
Metropolis of
mediocrity
Miles away from the
bluest blue cities
Break free from the
doomer mindset
The key to your
chains costs the same as your rent
VERSE 2
Romantic dinner at Dairy Dan’s
Movie at Yardbirds, holding calloused hands
Those wounds tell the story of religious abuse
You could call 9-1-1, but it’s just old news
Bringing her baggage into your union of love
The eyes of her god are watching from above
Say the words “I do” on your wedding day
You’re too young for this shit, barely older than eight
CHORUS
Metropolis of mediocrity
Miles away from the bluest blue cities
Break free from the doomer mindset
The key to your chains costs the same as your rent
VERSE 3
A new city and a new abode
Finally free, but stuck in fight or flight mode
You ran from your trauma, but you kept the pain
Forever a prisoner of a malfunctioning brain
The new friends you make don’t last forever
They can’t help you with the ties you must sever
Create your own greatness, but they call it ego
Show vulnerability and they call you emo
EXTENDED CHORUS
Metropolis of mediocrity
Miles away from the bluest blue cities
Break free from the doomer mindset
The key to your chains costs the same as your rent
You can run all you want, but hiding’s not an option
The cycle ends here, because only you can stop it
Enough is enough is a mantra, not a cliché
The next generation learns from how you behave
OUTRO
You take your stories to the grave!
Those lessons make the children brave!
Let them learn their own worth!
Greatness is a gift from the day of their birth!
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