Somebody's Thrill

Somebody wants to rule the world

How the song said everyone does

But nobody wants to face the music

Or contribute to the buzz

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Somebody wants to fist fight with fire

As the icecaps melt alone

But nobody wants to fight fire with fire

As lava turns to stone

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There’s nothing we could do to them that we wouldn’t do to ourselves

In the throes of a battle with consciousness as we try to ring the bells

That would hit that sound inside of us to resonate with bliss

Under the guise of satisfaction, we always resort to this-

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Waterboarding the enemy, waterlogging the self

Watering uprooted plants that represent our health

When dehydration rattles us, we snake our own desires-

We’d rather be labeled as clever wires than twisted tangled liars

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Somebody wants to see the sparkle in my emerald eye go out

But somebody wants to give me green and care for my sapling sprout

Somebody wants to take away the stars behind my eyes

But somebody wants to give me the Milky Way and muffle my nighttime cries

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There’s nothing I could do to myself that they wouldn’t do to me

But there’s plenty of things I’d never do as an LA devotee

So I’ll keep my shield and shaders drawn

As a mob comes over the hill

With an army of those who care for me

I’m ready for somebody’s thrill