In the silence of next door
Lives a man fought in the war
Wary eyes through parted curtains

Seems Ok but can't be certain

Uneasy feeling uninformed, or

Out of touch it's, well, abnormal
Maybe chat with that chap later
Meanwhile need to read the paper

Sex and fashion, competitions
Popstars praising politicians
Amu!@&(t park for our derision

So $$#ured of our position -
None of it to do with us


And now the turning of the page
Produces yet another bomb
Distorted children's faces freeze

Where's the next one coming from?

Isolated incidents

Everyday events

Bombs and guns in daily doses

Fashion-nation with psychosis
Public trials of private loners
Staring blank into the cameras

Feeds a need for reassurance
Civilisation's working for us
Takes a bomb to show the crack, and

All we see is more distraction

Headlines - violence, war and sex

Disintegration nothing left
Of civilisation - here's the news
It's what we get accustomed to

Unaware of getting used to
Being scared of other people


If the world is going crazy
Staying in could be essential
Staying in could be essential

Staying in could be essential
Staying in could be essential


(Where've I seen that face before?
Someone new moved in next door
Next in the line of next door neighbours

Maybe get to meet him later)