AMBITION
Teenage days by the mirror
Miming to the song
You saw your hero do on TV
In your eyes he does no wrong
Go through school
And drift to college
It seemed the thing to do
Try to make you Mr. Average
Someone that's not you
Will you take the step
Or make your mother proud of you?
Out of incubation
To a world with different views
From 16 years enclosed in another womb
Re-born in something new
What's it like on the outside now
Will you ever find your feet?
Suddenly you realise
It's hard to earn your keep
Did you look like this
Did you really act that way?
CHORUS
Ambition's got a hold of you
But you'll be there
At any price you'll pay
Working hard for losses
Accept them for success
You're growing all the more determined
To rise above the rest
Disregard the views of others
You used to call your friends
What do they know anyway
They think like married men
And they can't see
The thing inside of you
CHORUS
Part of the machinery
Another buckled wheel
Except you like to think you're different
You like to thing you're real
But are you just another puppet
Believing your own lies
Chanting slogans without meaning
And holding your fist high
Do you really think
You're going to change the world?
CHORUS