Rebel Without Applause

Hey, sound the bells and take to the streets in arms We're descending fast, a pox on your house of cards Dry your eyes, your daughters have lost their faith And started feeding upon the bait that we wear on our sleeve Promise us you won't tell the public the fury with which we despoil I've got a wife and kids and a hybrid car I've got a good life I can't risk losing If you can keep it a secret then me and the boys will bring pale hell to this town We're trouble bound and we summon the devil electric Prey on the faint of heart We sing praise of the rebels who went by the book Gravitate to teenagers artlessness and sing it aloud The content is trivial Its pillow talk plagiarized by the gadgets of lust Just go to sleep, leave the gestures and customs to us Cry fraud and let play the anthem of war Cry fraud and let play the anthem of war Boys stand your ground Keep the delicate fingers but wrath in your white knuckled grip The film is loaded and it's aimed at the whites in their eyes You put out to get in And we slipped right past the guards In the belly of a horse, where we sunk our fangs Into the pulp of a desperate angst We're powerless just until we're invited inside If you can keep it a secret then me and the boys will bring pale hell to this town We're trouble bound and we summon the devil electric Prey on the faint of heart We owe thanks to the rebels who went by the book Don't give up the ship Don't give up the ship We'd rather sink than admit it Don't give up the ship We only have one night in town We only have one night in town