Ashes in the Suburbs

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Perfect lawns and plastic smiles Suburbs stretch for miles and miles American Dad, TV clean Perfect family—something's mean Hippie woman, flowers, peace Burning bras, don't trust police Tie-dye dreams, acid rain Free love fighting corporate gain [Pre-Chorus] And the walls keep talking Behind the paint Everybody's selling But nobody's safe [Chorus] Ashes in the suburbs Ashes in the suburbs Same old smoke, same old hurt Ashes in the suburbs (ashes in the suburbs) [Verse 2] Big fat men in suits and ties Smoky rooms and shady lies Power lunches, bloated greed Talking freedom, selling need Kids in driveways, blacktop scars Counting dreams from parked cars Flags on porches, eyes gone cold New worlds built on borrowed gold [Pre-Chorus] And the walls keep talking Behind the paint Everybody's selling But nobody's safe [Chorus] Ashes in the suburbs Ashes in the suburbs Same old smoke, same old hurt Ashes in the suburbs (ashes in the suburbs) [Bridge] Cold war fever, aftertaste Broken promises on the plate If the whole block falls asleep Who wakes up the truth to keep? [Final Chorus] Ashes in the suburbs Ashes in the suburbs Same old smoke, same old hurt Ashes in the suburbs Ashes in the suburbs We still live with what it burns (ashes in the suburbs)