this ain't a scene, it's an arms race

i am an arms dealer

fitting you with weapons in the form of words

and don't really care which side wins

as long as the room keeps singing

that's just the business i'm in

yeah

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

i'm not a shoulder to cry on

but i digress

i'm a leading man

and the lies i weave are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

i'm a leading man

and the lies i weave are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

i wrote the gospel on giving up

but the real bombshells have already sunk

at night we're painting your trash gold while you sleep

crashing not like hips or cars*

no

more like p-p-p-parties

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this bandwagon's full

please

catch another

i'm a leading man

and the lies i weave are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

i'm a leading man

and the lies i weave are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

yeah. whoa-oh

all the boys who the dance floor didn't love

and all the girls whose lips couldn't move fast enough

sing

until your lungs give out

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

this ain't a scene

it's a goddamned arms race

i'm a leading man

and the lies i weave are oh so intricate

oh so intricate

i'm a leading man

and the lies i weave are oh so intricate

oh so intricate