At the End of the Line

It’s a world full of scum, but we know that
And to make the front page news when you’re falling down, the world isn’t fair
As the price of rocket fuel ups on the street
And the knights that guard the investments check
They say when the tide comes, who will you toll
The savage count that aims it all?
Takes just a second, they kick you out
You’re in this to start it, undignified and truly alone
in your dreams fill up week by week
While scientists discover new stars that we never could meet
So now you know what happens when blood fills our cup
At the end of the line, there’s always up
Could be in a place, in the face of the back
So watch your step, child, this world is a racetrack
Nothing stays still for longer than it sleeps
So never close your eyes until you’re back and never had a dream