[Intro]) [Verse 1] There's a meeting somewhere tonight, Behind a curtain, out of sight. Or maybe there's no meeting at all, Maybe we're just watching shadows on the wall. A phrase appears on every screen, “Build back better”—what does it mean? Everybody nods, everybody knows, But nobody says where the story goes. [Chorus] I'm out of sync, Out of sync, Everybody's marching To a rhythm I can't hear. I'm out of sync, Out of sync, Maybe I'm suspicious, Maybe I'm just thinking clear. [Verse 2] They tell us change is inevitable, Progress is always irresistible. The future's bright, the future's smart, Just don't ask who designed the chart. The words keep changing, year by year, But somehow the message stays perfectly clear. New emergencies, new vocabulary, New solutions to the problems we carry. [Chorus] I'm out of sync, Out of sync, Everybody's dancing To a tune I cannot hear. I'm out of sync, Out of sync, Maybe I'm a cynic, Maybe I'm just being weird. [Verse 3] They say, “There's no conspiracy here, Don't be ridiculous, don't live in fear.” And maybe they're right, perhaps they're right— But why do the same ideas appear overnight? One says Davos, one says “the elite,” One says algorithms are taking the seat. One says it's planned, one says it's chance, One says the world's controlled by finance. [Bridge] I don't know who's pulling strings, I don't know if there are any strings. I don't know who's behind the door, And I don't know what they're planning for. But I know when somebody says, “Don't look there—look somewhere else,” I get a funny little feeling That I should check it for myself. [Verse 4] Maybe it's coincidence, maybe design, Maybe we're connecting dots that don't align. Maybe ten powerful people Just happen to think alike, Maybe history has always moved By accident and appetite. But when the headlines synchronize, And everybody harmonizes, I can't help wondering why The same refrain keeps passing by. [Chorus] I'm out of sync, Out of sync, Everybody's marching To a rhythm I can't hear. I'm out of sync, Out of sync, Maybe I'm mistaken— But I'll keep my questions here. [Final Chorus] I'm out of sync, Out of sync, You can call me paranoid, You can call me what you will. I'm out of sync, Out of sync, I won't trade my questions For the comfort of the herd. [Outro] Out of sync… Out of sync… Maybe there's a master plan… Maybe there's just human beings. Out of sync… Out of sync… I'll keep listening… I'll keep thinking… I'll keep checking…, (Outro:)
