Chasing South - Why Stop at 8? Lyrics

(I have never exploded, but I know what it would be like)

A failing system
The symptoms are all around you
The deaths of the millions, deferred to a greater cause
Caught in the gears
Your life becomes a self-sustaining parody of meaningful existence

Is an endless cycle of consumption all that we aspire to?
It's not what I want for myself

Caught in the gears of the machine

It is right that we destroy our bodies and our health?
The monsters take our bodies and our health
It's deteriorating by the day
By the day

Caught in the gears
Caught in the gears

A straight jacket fits me like a shirt and tie
And I'm seeing red in my eyes
So paint my collar white and blue
(Paint my collar white and blue)
And I'll do nothing for you

A failing system
The symptoms are all around you

This is nothing more than a failing, failing system
Caught in the gears
I'll never see
I'll never get out

(Don't ask me how, I just know, I've always just known)