Boring Pop Song
08/10/07, 01:35 PM
Fortify the outer city wall
we don’t need intruders here at all
says the woman whose name alone could twist your tongue
and whose cryogenic eyes could freeze your blood
elevate the drawbridge, put more gators in the moat
bows and arrows in position, aim them high and aim them low
a peculiar thought occurred to me, what are we aiming for
maybe they just stopped to say hello
Separate the sound from the photo image
hear the bells of streetlamps ring upon the hour
separate the guns and the television
replace it with something to inspire
satellites, phone receivers, traffic lamps and parking meters
look how far we’ve come from the beginning of wisdom
we’ve told the tale of Babylon, to sitting bull and world war I
and every single song that ever sparked a revolution
I saw a man. He took a spill, right onto the cement
he slipped when he was gazing at the buildings in amazement
he was so impressed that it was something man created
until he realized the sun no longer penetrated the city fog
we don’t need intruders here at all
says the woman whose name alone could twist your tongue
and whose cryogenic eyes could freeze your blood
elevate the drawbridge, put more gators in the moat
bows and arrows in position, aim them high and aim them low
a peculiar thought occurred to me, what are we aiming for
maybe they just stopped to say hello
Separate the sound from the photo image
hear the bells of streetlamps ring upon the hour
separate the guns and the television
replace it with something to inspire
satellites, phone receivers, traffic lamps and parking meters
look how far we’ve come from the beginning of wisdom
we’ve told the tale of Babylon, to sitting bull and world war I
and every single song that ever sparked a revolution
I saw a man. He took a spill, right onto the cement
he slipped when he was gazing at the buildings in amazement
he was so impressed that it was something man created
until he realized the sun no longer penetrated the city fog