Center of Buoyancy

I keep a hat on fashioned of led
I keep a sad song stuck in my head
To keep it hanging low
So all these daydreams slide out into the street
You know you'll never get enough of it when
You're at center stage, afraid
That the limelight isn't always where you'll always be
The hunger for prestige bordering on obscene
You're lying naked in your own magazine
You're the centerfold
But baby, the staples make you look so ugly

Looking for attention
Looking for disease
Make a first impression
Knock them off their seats
If you ever
If you ever touch that lever
Then they"ll never get back up on their feet

Calloused conviction's never quite what it seems
Look at the rookie staring into the seats
You're in center field
Waiting for the ball that never got to the green
Now overshadowed and a shallow machine
Crank up the moneymaker, shake at the seams
You're the centerpiece
But the ornate repast makes you so hard to see

There's no need to entertain the neighbors
Contract a disease
Conned to sign the waivers
Hollywood, aw, just
Say whatever
Surrender to the pressure
And we'll drag you right back down to your knees

Open a new window
Let in fresh breeze
Don't dry out your skin, though
Vex your enemies
If you ever
If you ever don't say never
That should get you back up on your feet
That should get you back up on your feet
That should get you back up on your