Signal faded, listen to what I'm saying Testing, testing, this better be worth all of the breath I've wasted Maintaining radio silence from now on Barricaded in the talk radio station Hostage taken, the red-hot air that shines on something cheaper That passes for free speech will have to do Hear him coming through loud and clear His turquoise figurine He'll tell you anything you want to hear Tape starts running, he's gonna tell you something String starts strumming, another humdrum can undrum Turning off now, maintaining radio silence from now on But there's one thing I should have said The hostage will end up dead It's just a comedy, the hostage is me So pay the ransom, be on the run at proven Get my wife down here, a helicopter on the roof No police marksmen, maintaining radio silence from now on Mysterious voices drowned out by too much charge Not to mention the sad waste of this wonderful invention Maintaining radio silence from now on Libraries filled up with failed ideas There's nothing more for me there I trust in tender ink and gentleness Do those drug dealers still polish women made of wax? Gangsters and world leaders require the same protection From a tank, from a distance, it's hard to tell the difference Between a kid and a champ, and a poet and a *** Maintaining radio silence from now on *