The villagers are out tonight, uptight and bored They're pushing you underground On wintry days they stand and gaze Outlined in black and ignorant villagers
Dark shadows house a sleepy malice In the back brain of every body you meet Man is the village animal United by the glue of our loathsome qualities
We are sneaking peeping toms In revolt against each other The villagers are most insane They live to die anonymous
And muted to villagers In revolt against the other But not against the rules So in the space age the village idiot rules
On TV for all to see as some good men Walk the streets Unh, unh, unh, unh, unh Unh, unh, unh, unh, unh
The villagers, argh You can't get lost, you can't get lost In the village of space You can't get lost
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