There's a chill in morning till sparks ignite

For the one who'll make it tonight

There's a flag to show his regard for right

And it waves as he's set alight

No tired steps on the dance floor

The change is more than a dream

And through this miracle of ours

We watch him cause a scene



It's a common ritual all eyes are light

With the fame of earthly demise

Thirty seconds later the supper chimes

Turn it down and wait for prime time

The screen that glows all around you

An image, one we've all seen

But even if there were sounds there

Don't wonder what they mean



(You will be right on the nail)

Cause a scene

(You will be right on the nail)

Cause a scene, and it won't matter anyway



Through another door at a similar time

Find the words strewn about the night

While the piles of paper, the foul blue light

Wage a war, the radio's tired

Those tidy steps on the dance floor

Change is oddly a dream

Through the fragments and your snores

You watch them cause a scene



(You will be right on the nail)

Cause a scene

(You will be right on the nail)

Cause a scene, and it won't matter anyway



Fast asleep, your head draped in the front page

The droppings of the world lining your cage

Everywhere there's a war going on

Are you wasting the bulk of your time?





All those tired steps all around you

To change is to change your jeans

A harder look might arouse you

If there's action and lots of tease



(You will be right on the nail)

Cause a scene

(You will be right on the nail)

Cause a scene, and it won't matter anyway

Cause a scene

(You will be right on the nail)

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