The motor buzzes in the basement Behind a curtain Behind a wall Upstairs the crowds have all gathered to see How they can make money off tragedy Police police me It's so easy Heads hover above podiums and, Nobody understands that they don't stand a chance The glow of this show is alarmingly charming The stars are all smiling It's disarming Police police me And all the while We're waiting For something like a sign From the hole of lost control From our overmade minds Come on go Goodnight bloodsuckers Sleep tight in your traps The cheapest trash gets bought so fast The cops and the criminals The safe and the stray They all mix in the ditches anyway Police police me