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empire of the senseless
The Mekons
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No one's making any noise now, shhh
We've been waiting for so long
They took away our films and tapes and notebooks
But it's okay, we self-censored this song
But these lines are all individuals
There's no such thing as a song
Even the silent are now guilty in the
Empire of the Senseless
What's your line of questioning, sir?
Empire of the Senseless
I can't intercept a one-word sentence
Invent a war in secrecy
Sliding scenery like a vintage toy
Isn't plastic surgery wonderful?
Satellite, secret, national security
Empire of the Senseless
Turning journalists into heroes takes some doing
Empire of the Senseless
Boring Ollie North down in the subway
Dealing drugs and guns
Empire of the Senseless
Turning little liars into heroes
It's what they've always done
Empire of the Senseless
This song promotes homosexuality
It's in a pretended family relationship with the others on this record
And on the charts and on the jukebox
And in the radio
And in the radio
No one's making any noise now, shhh
Stay quiet
All unacceptable gropings have been removed from the screen
Only eyes full of unspeakable thoughts remain
And even the silent are now guilty in the
Empire of the Senseless
Baked beans, sugar and margarine
Empire of the Senseless
Bread, jam, groceries and lard
For the unsentimental
The men who like the lady hard
The men who like the hard lady
And you know, people are really rather afraid
Empire of the Senseless
Afraid of being swamped
Empire of the Senseless
Afraid of being swamped by selfishness and greed
Empire of the Senseless
Empire of the Senseless
Empire of the Senseless
Empire of the Senseless
Empire of the Senseless