Amused To Death | Roger Waters (Song)
- Feb 9, 2022
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Roger Waters
Doctor Doctor what is wrong with meThis supermarket life is getting longWhat is the half life of a colour TVWhat is the shelf life of a teenage queen
Ooh western womanOoh western girl
News hound sniffs the airWhen Jessica Hahn goes downHe latches on to that symbolOf detachmentAttracted by the peeling away of feelingThe celebrity of the abused shell the belle
Ooh western womanOoh western girl
Ooh western womanOoh western girl
And the children of MelroseStrut their stuffIs absolute zero cold enoughAnd out in the valley warm and cleanThe little ones sit by their TV screens
No thoughts to thinkNo tears to cry
All sucked dryDown to the very last breathBartender what is wrong with meWhy I am so out of breath
The captain said excuse me ma’amThis species has amused itself to death
Amused itself to deathAmused itself to death
We watched the tragedy unfoldWe did as we were toldWe bought and soldIt was the greatest show on earthBut then it was over
We oohed and aahedWe drove our racing carsWe ate our last few jars of caviarAnd somewhere out there in the starsA keen-eyed look-outSpied a flickering light
Our last hurrah
And when they found our shadowsGrouped ’round the TV setsThey ran down every leadThey repeated every testThey checked out all the data in their lists
And then the alien anthropologistsAdmitted they were still perplexedBut on eliminating every other reasonFor our sad demise
They logged the only explanation leftThis species has amused itself to death
No tears to cryNo feelings leftThis species has amused itself to death
Amused itself to death
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