Rubbing of stains, keeps the rats away, anxiety stays Darkened houses in a perfect row, stuck on repeat Desperately hunting another high, always end up low Force a reaction by public disgrace The do and the don'ts and the promises, it's all in your head A thousand zombies got me by the throat While mum is busy writing suicide notes Strangers forever, until death do us part There's no escape from suburban breakdown Learn to stay down, stand in line again, give em what they want All these kids acting dead on abandoned streets, give em what they need Behind brick walls we're all falling apart once again Learn to stay down, stand in line again Here comes another scar in the promised land A thousand zombies got me by the throat While mum is busy writing suicide notes Strangers forever, until death do us part There's no escape from suburban breakdown Suburban Breakdown Rubbing off stains keeps the rats away The anxiety stays Another day on repeat