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This place is a prison
And these people aren't your friends
Inhaling thrills through $20 bills
And the tumblers are drained
And then flooded again and again
There are guards at the on-ramps
Armed to the teeth
And you may case the grounds
From the Cascades to Puget Sound
But you are not permitted to leave
I know there's a big world out there
Like the one that I saw on the screen
In my living room late last night
It was almost too bright to see
And I know that it's not a party
If it happens every night
Pretending there's glamour and candelabra
When you're drinking by candlelight
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
What does it take, how long must I wait?
And these people aren't your friends
Inhaling thrills through $20 bills
And the tumblers are drained
And then flooded again and again
There are guards at the on-ramps
Armed to the teeth
And you may case the grounds
From the Cascades to Puget Sound
But you are not permitted to leave
I know there's a big world out there
Like the one that I saw on the screen
In my living room late last night
It was almost too bright to see
And I know that it's not a party
If it happens every night
Pretending there's glamour and candelabra
When you're drinking by candlelight
What does it take to get a drink in this place?
What does it take, how long must I wait?
Lyrics submitted by rjbucs28, edited by straightconcrete
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I disagree Munchman2k. In the context of the whole song I'm pretty sure "inhailing thrills through 20 dollar bills" is a metaphor about how temporary happiness at parties is cheap and always leaves you wanting more, never satisfied or content.
But isn't temporary happiness also what drugs are like, at best? And you're always left wanting more, but you're, as you said, never satisfied or content. Sadly enough, it happens to work both ways.