Empire Of The Senseless

No one's making any noise now, sshhh We've been waiting for so long They took away our films and tapes and notebooks But it's okay, we've self-censored this song But these lines are all individuals And there's no such thing as a song And 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 interrupt 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 homos*xuality 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, sshhh 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 that 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) --- Empire of the Senseless - The Mekons