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Generation sex respects the rights of girls
Who want to take their clothes off
As long as we can all watch that's o.k.
And generation sex elects the type of guys
You wouldn't leave your kids with
And shouts"off with their heads" if they get laid
Lovers watch their backs as hacks in macs
Take snaps through telephoto lenses
Chase Mercedes Benz' through the night
A mourning nation weeps and wails
But keeps the the sales of evil tabloids healthy
The poor protect the wealthy in this world
Generation sex injects the sperm of worms
Into the eggs of field-mice
So you can look real nice for the boys
And generation sex is me and you
And we should really all know better
It doesn't really matter what you say
Who want to take their clothes off
As long as we can all watch that's o.k.
And generation sex elects the type of guys
You wouldn't leave your kids with
And shouts"off with their heads" if they get laid
Take snaps through telephoto lenses
Chase Mercedes Benz' through the night
A mourning nation weeps and wails
But keeps the the sales of evil tabloids healthy
The poor protect the wealthy in this world
Into the eggs of field-mice
So you can look real nice for the boys
And generation sex is me and you
And we should really all know better
It doesn't really matter what you say
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Submitted by
jon On Jan 22, 2002
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The middle section is in reference to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in 1997. The crash that killed her was widely supposed to have been caused by paparazzi - the "hacks in macs" - pursuing the car she was in (a Mercedes-Benz). The nation mourned, but continued to buy the "evil tabloids" that were indirectly responsible for her death.
Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I like the subtle play on words between “a mourning nation weeps and wails” and the title Diana was given, Princess of Wales.
Maybe I’m reading too much into it, but I like the subtle play on words between “a mourning nation weeps and wails” and the title Diana was given, Princess of Wales.
Generation sex injects the sperm of worms Into the eggs of field-mice So you can look real nice for the boys
I wish I knew what this means.
Surely it's about animal experimentation in the cosmetics industry.
Surely it's about animal experimentation in the cosmetics industry.
Very typical Hannon snarking at celebrity culture, and the Daily Express' obsession with Princess Di.