I've been feeling really sick since the falling of the towers

Scared for my life every minute, every hour

Bored to death, I scream every time I watch the

Screen

The news portrays it all as a deadly, gruesome scene

So I go to the place where I can feel fine

Home of sandy beaches and another state of mind

To some, it's a reminder of a world gone blind

To me, it's just a chance to control my mind

Making friends isn't hard if you create a nice story

About your job, your friends and your status and your glory

People here care about the car I drive

But I'll do whatever it takes to survive

The people seem nice but I can't help but feel

That everywhere I go, I'm being judged for being real

Behind closed doors, no one remembers my name

'Cause I'm not the one who can bring them fame

Tossed in the ocean and left to drown

Living like a cog in this numbing machine, this is what it feels like to be absorbed

Clockwork county

Protect me from the outside world

Clockwork county

Raising scared little boys and sheltered little girls

Clockwork county

Protect me from the truth

Clockwork county

This world's no place for you

Now I'm surrounded by ten thousand smiling faces

They all look the same but they come from different places

I really felt I had nowhere else to go

And I've ditched my bike for a really big truck, bro

I feel a little calmer, now I feel like no one

Cares

When I mention politics, I get nothing but blank stares

As long as I dress and I act the same way

In clockwork county, I'm allowed to live another day