[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