Nobody Has What Everybody Wants

 Nobody has what everybody wants 

you sound like everyone else 

somehow this comforts yourself 

as if your job for the mob 

was to make reality make more sense 

to hide scars under make-up 

to make the criminals look so tough 

to give traction to the thought 

no one needs to ever wake up 

nobody has what everybody wants 

some people say “thank god” 

desires and necessities compete 

for the passion you have and your energies 

nobody has what everybody wants 

the chance to figure themselves out 

in a limited time with limited funds 

and a premium put on the young

your other half you’re better than 

a myth to feel complete 

searching for yourself in someone else 

under ten-thousand sheets

this mode this paradigm 

this load things in your mind 

controlled explosions 

expertly timed in the night