sad entertainment (have your soul selled to us!)

Lyrics

Verse 1
Clock in.
Flash it.
Say the line.
Again.
Got this badge
and a fake grin
dragging behind me.

I’m supposed to sell it
like it’s gold,
like I’m not sleepwalking
through the whole thing.
Same little script,
same dead eyes,
same bored stare
in a pretty shape.

Pre-Chorus
They said,
“Smile for the camera.”
I said,
“Sure.”
They said,
“Make it sparkle.”
I said,
“Mm.”

Chorus
New album, new lie
(new album, new lie)
Wave your hand, look alive
(wave your hand, look alive)
I don’t want the job
I don’t want the job
But I do what I’m told
I do what I’m told

New album, new lie
(new album, new lie)
Pretty face, empty eyes
(pretty face, empty eyes)
I don’t want the job
I don’t want the job
So I blink on cue
and I sell that line

Verse 2
High-pitched sister
Hi-hi, okay, let’s go
sparkle boots and sugar glow
Flip the card, say the thing
make them clap, make them sing!

She says,
“Pose a little meaner,
twirl a little cleaner,
if the world is a stage
then baby, I’m the teaser.”

Hairpins shining,
voice all bright,
she can turn my dead zone
into candy light.

Pre-Chorus
They said,
“Give them fever.”
She said,
“Fine.”
They said,
“Keep it sweeter.”
She said,
“Mine.”

Chorus
New album, new lie
(new album, new lie)
Wave your hand, look alive
(wave your hand, look alive)
I don’t want the job
I don’t want the job
But I do what I’m told
I do what I’m told

New album, new lie
(new album, new lie)
Pretty face, empty eyes
(pretty face, empty eyes)
I don’t want the job
I don’t want the job
So I blink on cue
and I sell that line

Bridge
Half-time
She takes the mic
when I go blank
I drift to the side
like a ghost in black

Then I come back
for the final pose
bored out loud
but I know the code

Final Chorus
New album, new lie
(new album, new lie)
Wave your hand, look alive
(wave your hand, look alive)
I don’t want the job
I don’t want the job
But I do what I’m told
I do what I’m told

New album, new lie
(new album, new lie)
Pretty face, empty eyes
(pretty face, empty eyes)
I don’t want the job
I don’t want the job
So I blink on cue
and I sell that line