LEAD BALLOON (PROJECT OVERTONE)

LEAD BALLOON Lyrics by Steven Carlton [Melodic Intro] [Prechorus] Tick, tick, tick, tick Time is running out [Bridge] [Verse] My soul is black and turning blue My brain's unstuck I need some glue I can't resist this tempting noise Music calling all the boys Rushing over under land Demonic high school marching band Let them take me have my way I'll stay right here if that's okay [Chorus] Five after four Where are my pills It's four-twenty No cash no frills The clock winds down It's running behind I run to catch up And lose my mind [Interlude] [Verse] Give me poison for my veins Let the rhythm take the reins Float away like a lead balloon All the boys will follow soon Cold press coffee trickling sweat You think that I am someone's pet The lesson here you're soon to learn I'd rather watch the whole world burn [Chorus] Five forty-five Barely catch the train Six on the dot Taxi cab my brain It grinds all my gears My springs are sprung It's so different now Than when I was young [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse] Forgive forget forever more Bleeding out of every pore My life is squandered gone half spent Got nothing left to pay the rent Put on my dress and wear these heels An envelope that my kiss seals An ending to all pain and strife Begin again in the next life [Chorus] Quarter to seven Thinking 'bout Heaven Half past eight Thinking 'bout Fate My clock is broken Do you have the time? It's time to dance The music's fine [Interlude] [Outro] Tick, tick, tick, tick Time is running out Tick, tick, tick, tick Time is running out [End] Time's up