Monitor outside
For the people inside
A prevention of crime
A passing of time
The come and they go
It's a passing of time
They come and they go
Whilst we sit in our homes
Sit back and enjoy
The real McCoy
Our new air of authority
Our sentinel of misery
His face was full of intent
And we shook excitement
Then the victim stared up
Looked strangely at the screen
As if her pain was our fault
But that's entertainment
What we crave for inside
No more second rate movies
From those people outside
For the people inside
A prevention of crime
A passing of time
The come and they go
It's a passing of time
They come and they go
Whilst we sit in our homes
Sit back and enjoy
The real McCoy
Our new air of authority
Our sentinel of misery
His face was full of intent
And we shook excitement
Then the victim stared up
Looked strangely at the screen
As if her pain was our fault
But that's entertainment
What we crave for inside
No more second rate movies
From those people outside
Lyrics submitted by Kaitou, edited by insdiyenateist
Monitor Lyrics as written by Sioux Budgie
Lyrics © DOMINO PUBLISHING COMPANY, BMG Rights Management
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As usual, excellent work from McGeoch. He could have been one of the greats had he laid off the sauce.
with the advent of 'reality crime' shows over the past decade or so - maybe it was a stark warning of things to come...the last verse is still quite chilling after all these years. One of the best tracks from a superb album - the banshees peak imho.