Everybody's watching, none of them I've ever met Starring in the headlines no good news is death Threats fly through the airmail, e-mail and express Fax instructions for the bomb A bone breaking game of chess Starved and banged what a way to go Slit wristed, run over and hanged What a way to go Pushed too far by numbers Payments way past due Additional tack on late charge Who'll be screwing who Screwed my head so tightly Feels like it's gonna snap at the neck If you're gonna cheat with your own cards At least you could shuffle the deck Starved and banged what a way to go Slit wristed, run over and hanged What a way to go Starved and banged what a way to go Slit wristed, run over and hanged What a way to go Sweat it out in walls that both my shoulders touch If I hadn't lost everything else My mind wouldn't matter so much Backed up on a pay way, free way, blue lights closing fast I was promised before my eyes I'd see my life flashing past Starved and banged what a way to go Slit wristed, run over and hanged What a way to go Starved and banged what a way to go Slit wristed, run over and hanged What a way to go