AFTER WANDERING SO AIMLESSLY
FOR CENTURIES, IT SEEMS TO ME
THE FLOCK HAS BEEN HERDED
NOW WE’RE GATHERED AT THE GATE…
THE SHEPHERD LIES IN WAIT…
DELIVERY OF FATE…
BEGAN THE VERY MOMENT
WE ASSUMED THE ROLE OF PREY…
NOW EVERY TIME I OPEN UP MY EYES
I AM CONFRONTED BY THE IMAGE
OF PERFECTION THAT’S THE
STANDARD OF TODAY…
SPOON FED THROUGH THE MEDIA,
ACCEPTED BY THE POPULACE…
THE SHALLOW PERSONALITY
HAS TAKEN COMMON PLACE…
WHERE BEAUTY COMES IN BOTTLES
IT’S THE CLOTHES THAT MAKE THE MAN…
AND HAPPINESS IS MEASURED
BY THE DOLLAR IN THE HAND…
AND A STRANGER’S EVEN STRANGER
IF THEY GREET YOU WITH A SMILE…
AND THE SPIRIT OF BELIEF
HAS BEEN DISSECTED AND DEFILED…
THE TELEVISION TELLS US WHO TO BE…
AND THOUGH IM NOT SURE WHO I AM
I AM QUITE SURE IT’S NONE OF THESE…
PICTURES ON THE PAGES
OF THIS GLOSSY MAGAZINE…
OR THE PLASTIC PERSONALITIES
THAT OCCUPY THE SCREEN…
STILL THE TELEVISION TELLS US WHO TO BE…
(NOT ME!)
BUT EVERY ONE AROUND ME
AND ITS TERRIFYING ME…
YES, THE TELEVISION TELLS US WHO TO BE…
AND IT’S POISONING THE MINDS
OF THIS WHOLE SOCIETY!
THEY SAY THAT BEAUTY IS ONLY SKIN DEEP
AND YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR A PRICE…
AND THE INSIDE DOESN’T MATTER
IF YOU’RE PACKAGING IT RIGHT…
AND EVERYTHING THAT GLITTERS
IS WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD…
THIS LIFE IS FOR CONSUMERS
ASSUMING YOU’VE BEEN SOLD…