Set Up (To Take a Fall)

Yeah, yeah

You've been holdin' yourself hostage
For something you cannot atone
And though you know
That everyone has failed
You still feel all alone
You run for cover anytime
Anybody starts to speak
They told you you were fireproof
But your armor sprang a leak

I don't deny you made a mess of things
There's trouble everywhere
It's the ancient law that bound your fate
You were blinded by the glare

You were set up
Set up to take a fall
(Set up)
Didn't see that you bought it all
(Set up)
Someone found your fatal flaw
You were set up to take a fall

Uh-huh

Now if you pull that trigger
Or wolf down all those pills
You'll find that what you didn't know
Doesn't only hurt, it kills
But you're still alive, you still can learn
It's never too late for your soul
They cast you in a losin' shape
But you still can break that mold

Like a thousand tons of stone on you
About to wipe you out, oh!
But if you fall upon that rock
You'll find what freedom is all about

You were set up
Set up to take a fall
(Set up)
Didn't see that you bought it all
(Set up)
Someone found your fatal flaw
You were set up to take a fall

You were entranced, romanced
Never had a chance
They came in on your blind side
Been hearin' the same old lies
Since the day that you were born, yeah
But you can get smart, new start
Regenerate your heart
With the Power that has made you
And you won't fall in the same trap
Now that you've been warned, no

Oh, yeah
You were set up, set up
You were set up, oh, oh...

You were set up
Set up to take a fall
(Set up)
Didn't see that you bought it all
(Set up)
Someone found your fatal flaw

You were set up
(Set up)
Set up to take a fall
(Set up)
Someone tryin' to make you crawl
(Set up)
Oh, your chances seem so small
You were set up
You were set up to take a fall

Yeah
Hey, hey
You were set up to take a fall
(Set up, set up)
Set up, set up
Set up, set up
No!

Set up to take a fall
Set up to take a fall
Set up to take a fall
Not again, oh, oh, no!

(Set up)
Run and run, and run, and run
(Set up)
And run, and run, and run
Guitar, baby
Hey, oh, hey, oh, hey, oh...
You were set up to take a fall