The Walls Have Ears

I wear my readers on the end of my nose
Read my news feed with alarm
Obsessed about security, what the government knows
Pay my taxes to keep me from harm

Look for the paper on the front porch step
Nothing current that I wanna know
Look for an explanation logic might accept
Look through the want ads and decipher the code

Hey, Mr. Google, I know you have ears
You know all my preferences, know all my fears
You know all my history and you have my DNA
You know what I'm thinking and what I'm gonna say
The walls have ears

Screened my calls and it's just spam again
Thought I'd answer it and meet a new friend
Scaled my firewall, there's danger in the wind
Find myself out on the proverbial limb

Asked my doctor if this paranoia is justified
Been sleeping with one eye on the door
He just winked and told me everything is fine
Don't think I'll go to him no more, uh-huh

Hey, Mr. Google, I know you have ears
You know all my preferences, know all my fears
You know all my history and you have my DNA
You know what I'm thinking and what I'm gonna say
The walls have ears

The world (oh-oh) has taken another queasy turn (chippy, chippy, cheep)
Too many wrinkles (oh-oh) I don't understand (oh)
Rude awakenings (oh-oh), hard lessons learned (chippy, chippy, cheep)
Wolf's at the door (oh-oh) and I need an exit plan (oh)
Wolf's at the door and I need an exit plan

Don't answer my door when the sun goes down
The street light flickers across the road
My hearing's focused on every little sound
Crack the blinds in stealth mode

Cut my shrubberies and prune the oak tree
Too much rustle in the wind
Don't trust the neighbors, think they're watching me
I've got my compound to defend

Hey, Mr. Google, I know you have ears
You know all my preferences, know all my fears
You know all my history and you have my DNA
You know what I'm thinking and what I'm gonna say
The walls have ears

Hey, Mr. Google, I know you have ears
You know all my preferences, know all my fears
You know all my history and you have my DNA
You know what I'm thinking and what I'm gonna say
The walls have ears

And they're listening right now