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Brave New Century Lyrics
The pages burn, the babies scream
And lovers text in Japanese
The more you give, the more they need
The more you live, the less you see
Religion breeds like a disease
More people spit on refugees
(can't get in with immigration)
The more you live, the less you see
The more you give, the more they need
In this brave new century
So mother where do I belong?
And mother what should I believe?
Look what happened to your son in this brave new century
We sit and choke on magazines
And worship shit celebrities
Lives exposed in publications?
The more you give, the more they need
The more you live, the less you see
In this brave new century
And lovers text in Japanese
The more you give, the more they need
The more you live, the less you see
More people spit on refugees
(can't get in with immigration)
The more you live, the less you see
The more you give, the more they need
In this brave new century
And mother what should I believe?
Look what happened to your son in this brave new century
We sit and choke on magazines
And worship shit celebrities
Lives exposed in publications?
The more you live, the less you see
In this brave new century
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Very simply this song is about how messed-up western society is at the moment, how people go around with no meaning to their lives other than trying to soak up the dubious glamour of the celebrity circuit.
The title references 'Brave New World' by Aldous Huxley, which predicted such a society many decades ago.
Also, note the lines about religion breeding like a disease and people spitting on refugees, a general them throughout the album.
Sorry... but it doesn't sound like "Lives exposed in publications?". I don't know what he's saying.
I just listened to this song and I'm fairly certain the line in question is "No more mental masturbation." Anyhow, I truly love both Brett and Bernard, but does anyone else think this album was really over-produced? Bernard's excellent guitar playing is buried beneath grandiose strings and loud drums (completely unnecessary). "Dog Man Star" remains their masterpiece.