The Revolution Will Be Televised

Pictures of dying going nationwide, while they’re cold and hungry on the
streets outside
Broken promises make broken homes
And they’re all queuing up for a government loan
Pledging your millions off a TV screen while the shit on your doorstep remains
uncleaned
Who said charity begins at home?
And you’re all holding out for a government loan
And while your final trace of faith is being crucified, and while your only
means of escaping fear is suicide
Give us hope
You arrive alone and you die alone
You buy their trust so you trust their war, that’s what they’re paid to lead
your Country for
A flag and a pension and a marble stone supplied and provided by the government
loan
Pill dependence under private health while the rest of the world are medicating
themselves
The only guarantee is when we open our eyes this revolution will be televised
I’m standing at the edge of the world
There’s chaos in the city as the capitol burns
I’m calling, calling
I’m standing at the gates of the west where the doors open wide for the
American Express and I’m calling, calling
I’m standing in the ghost of the town, looking up in the hope someone’s looking
back down
I’m calling, calling
I’m standing with my back to the wall and the sign in my head is I’ll be dead
before I’m gonna fall
Calling, calling
I’m standing at the edge of the world
There’s chaos in the city as the capital burns
I’m calling, calling
I’m standing at the gates of the west where the door is open wide for the
fashionably dressed and I’m calling, calling
I’m standing here looking at you
And you’re looking back at me like there’s something I can do and I’m calling,
calling