Mainstream

Headstrong heavy weather

Going at it Hell-for-leather

Red lights flashing on

Some little pop song

Boys get out your Balzac

The Empire's gonna strike back

The critics and the diplomats are living in a tin shack

Break-neck full-tilt

Climb the ladders they built

Angels in the abattoir

Junking up a good guitar

Stale city bandwidth

You don't get the language

But don't pick on the girl

Who's only turning on the light switch

Are you going to swim the mainstream

Are you going to swim the mainstream

Or are you going to make like lightning

Are you going to swim the mainstream

Heads-up they'll say

History was a big mistake

Chews you up spits you out

Then asks you what the lip's about

An old tin army

A young James Dean

And another kinda war that is waging in your bloodstream

A wildfire wild-card

This girl's been barred

They drew the weapons read the rules

Sent the rebels back to school

They'll book you for the next crime

Get you in the nick of time

So don't trust the captain who is sailing in a straight line

Are you going to swim the mainstream

Are you going to swim the mainstream

Or are you going to make like lightning

Are you going to swim the mainstream

Now say your prayers stay polite

Busy saving daylight

Age plays dirty tricks

You're looking like a counterfeit

He's gonna train us

Can you really blame us

If we grow up we're all going to be famous