its all dead energies in this town its all pedantry and pedigree in this town i needed an answer i needed a song i want to be a dancer when the music comes on its all stagnancy in this town its all pageantry and monopoly in this town its all hierarchy in this town its all self defeat theres no poetry in this town i am alive i can call your fake and i can give your take and i am here and brave and youre going to want me someday i am alive raise your flag its do or die now