a rhapsody!
contestants in disguise
a nation of desire

but who will win the prize?
the people stand united,
reluctantly aligned

copying and lying
are the favorite past-time
you've got a chance

to confront the world today
desperate romance
is the curse of castaways

what good is skill
if you don't make it to the dance?
despite circumstance

you've got a chance
common life, depicted on afternoon tv,
is spiked to give the

miserable a vogue identity
hate your neighbors,
cheat your friends,

they don't discriminate
popularity and fame don't care
if you're a reprobate

I'm tired of all this
shakespearean misinformation
I want to win the game

you've got the right intentions
but who's got time to think?
you've got a noon appointment,

you've got to hit the links
you're talking in the stratosphere,
you're curled up on the floor

with such a wealth of information,
why are you so poor?
you've got a chance

to be relevant today
desperate romance
is the curse of castaways

what good is skill
if you don't make it to the dance?
(don't you believe what the

wise men have to say)
despite circumstance
you've got a chance