It started slow, like a rolling stone
The signal for the riot had come
Suddenly, all hell broke lose
No time to hide, no time to choose
Water cannon, run for your lives
Teargas stings your eyes
Shops with their windows in smithereens
Burned out cars and burned out dreams
And all we’re told is: Lock your door
Just turn a blind eye, like we did before

But on the radio, lovesongs they’re still singing
And from the TV-show another lovesong keeps on ringing

Another city, another town
It’s the same old story all around
Again you’re told: Just lock your door
To turn a blind eye, like you did before

But on the radio, lovesongs they’re still singing
And from the TV-show another lovesong keeps on ringing
But on the radio, lovesongs they’re still singing
And from the TV-show another gameshow host is grinning

The sun is shining on a brand new day
Your wife comes in with the breakfast tray
The coffee tastes good as you read the news
Police say they did what they had to do

But on the…

Yes, on the radio, lovesongs they’re still singing
And on the TV-show, it’s our song they’re playing

I wish that I could tell you
just how much you mean to me
the way I think about you constantly
you’ve got me where you want me
you’re the spider I’m the fly
I can’t break free ’cause I’d never try

It’s a messed up worn out fairy tale
so why is it we still pretend
when we both can say
There’s just no way
that this could have a happy end

The thought of you with any other tears me up inside
from Dr. Jekyll I turn into Mr. Hyde
The fear of losing you is driving me insane
even though I know you’re not the one to blame

The story line for me and you
is getting very near the end
and we both can see
how the end will be
so why do we still pretend

I need to show how much I love you
I need to prove my heart is true
I’m gonna show the world
how much I love you girl
I’m gonna kill myself for you

I’m feeling more uneasy
with the dawn of each new day
it’s the fear of losing you
that makes me feel this way
It’s then I realise
there’s only one thing left to do
It’s the only way to make you stay forever true

Well I know there’s nothing we can do
to keep alive the love we found
and when I’ve played out this last scene with you
I’m gonna bring the final curtain down

I need to show….

I’m gonna show the world
how much I love you girl
Yes, I’m gonna kill me and you

Today I saw a familar face
across the city street
sitting in a doorway
with a blanket ’round his feet
at first I didn’t place him
the way you often do
the last time I’d seen him
he sat next to me at school

Where will we be in the year 2000
when there’s no more hunger and there’s no more war
we’re standing on the threshold of the year 2000
the time has come, we’ve had enough we don’t take anymore

We’re different from our parents
they’ll never understand
we won’t be fooled the way they were
the future’s in our hands
remember how we promised
as we said good-bye to school
like all good friends we’ll meet again
I’ll tell you whal we’ll do

We’ll meet again in the year 2000
there’ll be no more hunger, there’ll be no more war
New years day in the year 2000
the time has come, we’ve had enough we won’t take anymore

Please don’t take my word for it
it’s clear for all to see
The world will be a better place
in the 21th century

Where will we be in the year 2000
when there’s no more hunger and there’s no more war
New years day in the year 2000
the time has come, we’ve had enough we don’t take anymore

In a world designed by the men in grey
Who decide how we live and breath
There’s a masterplan for the company man
From the cradle to the company grave
They thought that you’d be happy
With your place in the national scheme
And your carefully measured freedom
To conform to the corporate dream
But there’s a virus in the software here
That shows like a cancer trace
When you thought it was safe to relax
It’s back right in your face

Hey, hey, hey, here comes Alex
And there’s nowhere left for you to go
Hey, hey, hey, here comes Alex
Yes it’s true your darkest nightmare horrorshow

There’s something here can’t be denied
to satisfy their greed
if they say we don’t care what you want
’cause we know what you need
as history will repeat itself
and hate on violence feed
in every man a darker side
just waiting to be freed

Hey, hey….

So you watch the meters writhing
and the silent pressure grows
the hate inside is rising
the one you’ve always known
when the time is past for talking
and you’ve stepped across that line
I will return, vengeance will be mine

Hey, hey….