You're standing at the payphone,
You're waiting for the call
Ever since the episode
That saw you take the fall
I'll try my best to simplify
So you can understand
We're living in the future
Where nobody lends a hand
We're living in the future
You don't need no smoking gun
They plant the pistol on you
And say you tried to run
You do your best to rectify
The colour of your skin
We're living in the future
We're living in the future
Diamonds in the alley
Can't you see them burning bright?
They can hardly blame themselves
For hiding from the night
It's a long smooth drag
When you're stuck in second gear
There's burn marks on your fingernails
And the cops don't come 'round here
The figure head is lying to move forward with his race
You're kneeling in the corporate line
With lipstick on your face
There'll be no more inquiries
The bastards win again
We are living in the future
We are living in the future
You're such a little wrecking ball
You're really quite a sight
I see you've had your share of tumbles
Deep into the night
Let's pull the whole thing over
Stop the beast dead in its tracks
You got caught with your pants down
On the wrong side of the fence
We got fruit flies in the kitchen
Can't you see them buzzing 'round?
Put your hands behind your back
And kiss the cold, cold ground
Now there's babies in the living room
Demanding all our time
Me and my lover we've been fighting
But we'll make it out just fine
We're living in the future
A disgusting human race
We're staring at the TV
With the cake all in our face
I wonder to myself
How'd things ever get this bad
We're living in future
We're living in the future
Yeah, the future don't look bright
So we gotta make things right
Somewhere deep into the night
All this trumped up frat boy glory
On the television screen
Reminds of a book I read
Or a movie that I've seen
I'd like to say that I'm an optimist
But the future don't look bright
'Cus all I see is selfish greed
When I've got you in my sights