Break

He's tired of distractions & meaningless noise,

Tired of answering questions about the methods he employs,

Tired of rebels without a cause & the man they annoy,

When there's slackers in the basement & rejects down the hall,

He's thinking, I need a break from it all.

She's overworked & she's underpaid,

There's a line 'round the corner to see the progress that she made,

She never tried to be different, just worked out that way,

When there's angels in her stairwell & ghosts living in her walls,

She's thinking, I need a break from it all.

It shouldn't feel like such a crime

To wish for a more simple time,

But there's angels in her stairwell & ghosts living in her walls,

She's thinking, I need a break from it all.

Bad news in the papers, every word of it true,

Bills falling out the mailbox, every one overdue,

Every stranger has a crisis, there's only so much you can do,

When you're painted in the corner with your back against the wall,

You're thinking, I need a break from it--

All my enemies were lovers, all my messages are missed,

I need to go undercover, pretend I don't exist,

But I'm painted in the corner with my back against the wall,

And I need a break from it all.

It shouldn't feel like such a crime

To wish for a more simple time,

But I'm painted in this corner with my back against this wall,

And I need a break from it all.

I'm painted in the corner with my back against the wall,

I need a break.