[Verse 1]
The morning news is
Cuts and bruises
Still race up and down my arms
Numb and toothless
But the truth is
No one listens to alarms
I feel so cold
I'm bought and sold
[Chorus]
But the mockingbirds inside my head
Tell me how to safely tread
And I won't be old when I'm dead
[Verse 2]
There's a preacher
And a teacher
Marching up and down the lawn
He will find me
Tie and bind me
From the morning 'till the dawn
Out in his truck
I'm opened up
[Chorus]
But the mockingbirds inside my head
Tell me how to safely tread
And I won't be old when I'm dead