he's pleased to meet you underneath the horse
in the cathedral with the glass stained black
singing sweet high notes that echo back
to destroy their master

may be a long time til you get the call-up
but it's sure as fate and hard as your luck
no one'll know where you are

it's just a brief smile crossing your face
running speed trials still standing in place

when the socket's not a shock enough
you little child what makes you think you're tough
when all the people you think you're above
they all know what's the matter

you're such a pinball, yeah, you know it's true
there's always something you come back running to
to follow the path of no resistance

it's just a brief smile crossing your face
running speed trials standing in place

it's just a brief smile crossing your face
running speed trials all over the place