So you want to be entertained? Please look away (Don't look away) We're not here 'cause we want to entertain Go away (Don't go away) Reality is the new fiction they saw Truth is truer these days, truth is man-made If you're here 'cause you want to be entertained Please go away
If your art is done, Johnny get your gun Join the rank and file, on your TV dial
You come around looking 1984 You're such a bore, 1984 Nostalgia, you're using it like a whore It's better than before You come around sounding 1972 You did nothing new with 1972 Where's the "smile You"? Where's the black and blue
Hey! Look around they are lying to you Can't you see it's just a silly ruse? They are lying, and I am lying too. All you want is entertainment, Rip me open it's free
1,2,3! If you want to take a shot at me get in line 1,2,3! I've had all my shots and I'm fine
1,2,3! If you haven't had enought of me, get in line 1,2,3! You too deserve it now, it's all right
1,2,3! We can drown in mediocrity, it feels sublime 1,2,3! It feels like someone pushed rewind
1,2,3! Give it to me easily, my feeble mind needs time 1,2,3! Make it sweet and syrupy with rhyme
(Dont drag me down, I'm not falling down)
The grip of fear is already here The lines are drawn, whose side are you on?