Take the Fall

Take the Fall [Verse 1] They're taking me in to take the fall I pray I can get through To the one I need to call There's a number in my pocket There's a name I can't forget There's a story in their paperwork That hasn't happened yet They say, “You know what this is for.” I say, “I really don't.” They say, “You had better tell us.” I say, “Tell you what I won't.” There's a camera in the hallway There's a fingerprint on file There's a man who keeps on staring Like he's known me all the while [Chorus] They're taking me in to take the fall They're taking me in to take the fall I pray I can get through To the one I need to call If the story needs a villain They'll put my name upon the wall They're taking me in to take the fall They're taking me in to take the fall [Verse 2] I hear the lock behind me I hear the hallway breathe Someone's reading out my history Like it belongs to me They've got dates and times and places They've got pictures I don't know They've got everything I ever did And everything I didn't do The truth is getting smaller The paperwork is getting tall And if nobody remembers Did the truth exist at all? [Bridge — F / U pattern, increasingly frantic] Fabricated understandings Follies under ultimatums Fiction underneath Foundations under accusations Falsehoods under fingerprints Futures under fabricated Facts under forgotten Faces underneath the faded Fools understand Fools understand Fools understand— [Break — spoken/shouted] F— U— F— U— Fabricated! Unavoidable! Foolish! Unconstitutional! Forged! Undeniable! [Chorus] They're taking me in to take the fall They're taking me in to take the fall I pray I can get through To the one I need to call Tell them I was somewhere else Tell them I was never there Tell them somebody changed the story Tell them somebody cared [Outro — quiet] They're taking me in to take the fall The hallway's getting long I keep praying for the telephone I keep praying I'm not wrong There's one person I need to reach One voice I need to hear So if the phone starts ringing— Please... Please pick up. [Final whisper] Fabricated understanding. Foolish ultimatum. False accusation. Unfinished sentence.