[Verse 1]

Now pull yourself together

Pour a drink, light a cigarette

And tell me about the weather

And how the sky turns violet

(Every time we collide) And how it all gets messed up

(Every time we collide) Before the sun comes up at you

(Like a forbidden light) I have but lame excuses

(Undignified) But they will do the job for you

[Chorus]

This is the greatest trick of the century

And it runs, runs, runs like a clockwork

Why do you whisper?

Why don't you scream at me?

What a real fake life we won't be sharing

[Verse 2]

I store you in a gift box

I take you out on a weary day

We're going deaf when fear talks

We overrule our DNA

(Every time we collide) We radiate the brightness

(Every time we collide) From the amazing fallacy

(Like a forbidden light) Behind our sweat-soaked faces

(Undignified) But who on earth needs dignity?

[Chorus]

This is the greatest trick of the century

And it runs, runs, runs like a clockwork

Why do you whisper?

Why don't you scream at me?

What a real fake life we won't be sharing

[Bridge]

Every time we collide

Every time we collide

Like a forbidden light

Undignified

[Chorus]

This is the greatest trick of the century

And it runs, runs, runs like a clockwork

Why do you whisper?

Why don't you scream at me?

What a real fake life we won't be sharing