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It's everything that's bankrupt, everything that's flawedIt's talking out of turn again and wide of the markIt's the part that threw you the point you always missIt wants to see how you'll react and swears it's not a testStill I never felt so offNo, I never let it get to me this muchIt's everything that's bankrupt, everything that's flawedIt's talking out of turn again, finishing your thoughtsIt's the part that threw you the point you always missIt wants to see how you'll react, kid, it's famous for itA turn of phrase and the conversation takes a different toneIf you knew where this was heading, you never did let onTurn of phrase and the conversation takes your point of viewNo matter what the old coat shows right throughYou're more the loaded question and less the loaded gunYou're set to empty your affection in a crowd of hangers-onIt's cut from the same clothIt shares most of your viewsIt's back on speaking termsBut it won't be there to catch youA turn of phrase and the conversation takes a different toneIf you knew where this was heading, you never did let onTurn of phrase and the conversation takes your point of viewNo matter what the old coat shows right through Aus Songtexte Mania