Continuum
At the Drive-In Lyrics

I'll drop a dime on you first
I will betray you or expose your wrongdoing before you have a chance to do the same to me.

Lest the backside of my hand find you sleeping hand over fist soliciting headlines again
In order to prevent you from seeking attention or causing trouble by engaging in questionable activities.

Groping the porcelain rim of a microfiche reader ransacking dawn
Engaging in futile and obsessive searching or investigation, particularly in the early morning hours.

You'll try and pry yourself from a quick grave in a sleuth's boneyard
You will attempt to extricate yourself from a dangerous situation, akin to digging yourself out of a grave in a place frequented by detectives.

But that paper trail you've fawned over so much is just a dead language
The evidence or documentation you have cherished and relied upon is ultimately meaningless and obsolete.

Take your armor off
Let go of your defenses and vulnerability.

Play that executioner's song
Embrace the responsibility or role of delivering punishment or retribution.

What's the matter now
What is troubling you or causing distress at this moment?

Are your feet bitten by frost?
Are you feeling the harsh consequences or effects of your actions?

Commotion sickness with Dramamine pills
Experiencing discomfort or unease due to chaos or turbulence, possibly trying to alleviate it with medication.

Commute my sentence to the 13th floor now
Change my punishment or circumstances to an even more unpleasant or dangerous situation.

Placebo buttons maim all the tattle tails
False or ineffective remedies harm those who are complicit in spreading gossip or revealing secrets.

When the dosage doesn't seem to work now
When the intended effects or benefits of a particular treatment fail to materialize.

You might just serve out the rest of your life soaked in the deprivation of a Faraday tank
You could spend the remainder of your life trapped or isolated, deprived of external influences or communication.

Laughing your hyena fractures of false alarms
Mocking the fractures or divisions caused by false warnings or alarms.

You've been party to subterfuge since Jesus was incorporeal
You have actively participated in deceit or undercover activities since ancient times or for a very long period.

It's just scaffolding with no building to demolish
It is mere support or structure without any substantial objective or goal to pursue.

Fleet of foot, beat the rising tide
Quick and agile, surpassing or overcoming challenges or difficulties.

Cinder block soles in the clear of my throat
The burden or truth that weighs heavily upon me and needs to be expressed.

Do you know what I found?
Do you realize or comprehend the discovery or revelation I have made?

Agitate the crowds, let them coin the phrase
Stir up or incite the masses to create and popularize a memorable expression or saying.

Found you hiding out in the alpha hotel now
I have discovered you attempting to hide or escape in a place designated as the initial or primary location.

Orchards gas lit and cover the footprints
Creating distractions or diversions to conceal evidence or traces of wrongdoing.

All points bulletin load up your commissary
Activate an urgent message to gather and prepare necessary supplies and resources.

Fifth point of contact
The precise moment or opportunity for decisive action or impact.

The amateur noose is willing
Those who lack expertise or experience are eager or prepared to exact punishment or judgment.

And when it calls
And when the time or situation demands it

And there's always a subpoena for the past
The past always comes back to demand an explanation or accountability, like a legal summons.

I think I'll drop a dime, I think I'll drop a dime
I believe I will expose or betray someone, providing information or evidence to authorities.

I'll drop a dime on you first
I will betray you or expose your wrongdoing before you have a chance to do the same to me.