Mainstream Lyrics - Thea Gilmore

Headstrong, heavy weather 

Going at it Hell-for-leather 

Red lights flashing on 

Some little pop song 

Boys get out your Balzac 

The Empire's gonna strike back 

The critics and the diplomats are living in a tin shack 

Break-neck, full-tilt 

Climb the ladders they built 

Angels in the abattoir 

Junking up a good guitar 

Stale city bandwidth 

You don't get the language 

But don't pick on the girl who's only turning on the lightswitch 

Are you going to swim the mainstream? 

Are you going to swim the mainstream? 

Or are you going to make that lightning? 

Are you going to swim the mainstream? 

Heads-up, they'll say 

History was a big mistake 

Chews you up, spits you out 

Then asks you what the lip's about 

An old tin army 

A young James Dean 

And another kinda war that is waging in your bloodstream 

A wildfire, wild-card 

This girl's been barred 

They drew the weapons, read the rules 

Sent the rebels back to school 

They'll book you for the next crime 

Get you in the nick of time 

So don't trust the captain who is sailing in a straight line 

Are you going to swim the mainstream? 

Are you going to swim the mainstream? 

Or are you going to make that lightning? 

Are you going to swim the mainstream? 

Now say your prayers, stay polite 

Busy saving daylight 

Age plays dirty tricks 

You're looking like a counterfeit 

He's gonna train us 

Can you really blame us 

If we grow up we're all going to be famous