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Pukka Orchestra
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Power is as power does
And everybody wants to feel that buzz
Somebody likes to pull the strings
They like the feeling power brings
They like to hear the song it sings
Now, the heroes of our story meet
In a penthouse suite on the busiest street
And what they see is a marvellous view
They don't see me, they don't see you
And they don't see the woman in the adding machine
Who smells okay, and the clothes are clean
When you break her down, she can be replaced
By another happy smiling face
Another happy smiling face
Now, here's a man, comes in one day
He's just left school and he wants to say
He's willing to work, he's willing to slave
For a brand new suit and a regular shave
So our heroes take him on the spot
And he thinks "What a lucky break I got!
Ill save my money, buy a car
Get a girlfriend, I'll go far!
Turn the knife, turn the switch
It's a money machine; I'll strike it rich!
I'll strike it rich!"
So every morning, rise and shine
He's looking good and feeling fine
Pinstripe straight as a subway line
And always gets to work on time
Always gets to work on time!
Cuz' he likes the feeling power brings
He likes to hear the song it sings
He likes the feeling power brings
He likes to hear the song it sings
Forty years just seem to go
His hands get stiff, he's moving slow
Somebody's breathing down his neck
He can't produce, he's a nervous wreck
Theres a knife that's sticking out of his back
It's just about to give him a heart attack
A heart attack!
Turn the knife, they turn the knife
They turn it till they reach the bone
They turn it till they find a heart
And then they turn the heart to stone
Cuz' they like the feeling power brings
(They like the feeling of power!)
They like to hear the song it sings
They like the feeling power brings
They like to hear the song it sings
And it really sings!
So Monday morning, almost nine
He's got himself a bottle of wine
He goes on down to the subway line
Here comes a train, it's almost time!
And the crowd turns 'round when they hear the sound
But he's flying till he hits the ground
And then you hear the announcer say
"Theres a slight delay on the train today"
While the firemen wash his life away
They wash it all away!
Turn the knife, we turn the knife
We turn it till we reach the bone
And if you don't smile, we'll turn the dial
From happy days to the Twilight Zone!
Cuz' we like the feeling power brings
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
(We like the feeling of power!)
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
(We love it! We love it!)
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
We like to hear the song it sings
We like the feeling power brings
We like to hear the song it sings